Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Isaacs Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Isaacs Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Isaacs Place
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Old Isaacs Place:
- 31.694820, -108.897832
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Old Isaacs Place
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Old Isaacs Place is near Cochise County and also Socorro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cochise County
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Isaacs Place ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Double Adobes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Adobes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobes
- Double Adobes is located in Hidalgo County
- Jim Robinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Robinson
- Jim Robinson is located in Hidalgo County
- Joe Yarbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Yarbrough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Yarbrough
- Joe Yarbrough is located in Hidalgo County
- Mace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mouser Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouser Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser Place
- Mouser Place is located in Hidalgo County
- Rock Cabin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cabin
- Rock Cabin is located in Hidalgo County
- Rodeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo
- Rodeo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodeo <2>
- Spears
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Old Isaacs Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Isaacs Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Isaacs Place and extending to:
- Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Isaacs Place to Lordsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,459 miles [12,004.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,218 miles [13,225.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Isaacs Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Isaacs Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Isaacs Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6948, Longitude: -108.8978 In this case, the coordinates for Old Isaacs Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Old Isaacs Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.524 degrees. |