Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paraje, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paraje and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paraje
- 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 Paraje:
- 33.556458, -107.056975
- 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 Paraje
- 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Since Paraje is near Colfax County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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
Communities Also Named Paraje ...
We found one communities that share the name Paraje.
There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named Paraje.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paraje ...
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.
- Craig ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Elephant Butte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Butte
- Elephant Butte is located in Sierra County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elephant Butte <3>
- Hard Luck Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Luck Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck Crossing
- Hard Luck Crossing is located in Socorro County
- Hot Springs Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Landing
- Hot Springs Landing is located in Sierra County
- Lava
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rock Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Tiffany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Paraje 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 Paraje to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Paraje once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Paraje and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paraje to Socorro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,051 miles [12,956.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paraje) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paraje. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5565, Longitude: -107.0570 In this case, the coordinates for Paraje have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paraje, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Paraje to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.323 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.331 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.531 degrees. |