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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Paraje
Communities Also Named Paraje ...
We found one communities that are also named Paraje.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Paraje.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Cibola County
- This Paraje is located in Cibola County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Paraje that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Paraje.
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)
- Craig is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Elephant Butte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hard Luck Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hard Luck Crossing is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck Crossing
- Hot Springs Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs Landing is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Landing
- Lava
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lava is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Rock Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tiffany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
How Far From Paraje 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paraje) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Paraje to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.531 degrees. |
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