Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Paako Communities, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paako Communities and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Paako Communities

• 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 Paako Communities:
  • 35.184488, -106.329191
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Paako Communities

• 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
  • Since Paako Communities is near Bernalillo County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Paako Communities

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paako Communities ...

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.

• Cedar Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <1>
• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coyote ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Coyote is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
• Desert Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
• Forest Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Lacy Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacy Place is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Place
• Montezuma ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Sundance Mesa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa

How Far From Paako Communities to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Paako Communities to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paako Communities and extending to:

• Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paako Communities to Bernalillo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'