Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pep, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pep and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pep
- 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 Pep:
- 33.836202, -103.335508
- 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 Pep
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Pep is near Cochran County and also Bailey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cochran County
- eBird sighting report for Bailey 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 Pep ...
We found one communities that share the name Pep.
Within New Mexico, the name Pep is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Pep in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pep ...
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.
- Bluit ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Eagle Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Eagle Hill is located in Roosevelt County
- Inez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Kermit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Lingo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Longs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Red Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rogers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Pep 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 Pep 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 Pep once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pep and extending to:
- Portales, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pep to Portales, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,909 miles [12,728.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pep) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pep. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8362, Longitude: -103.3355 In this case, the coordinates for Pep 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> | 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 Pep, 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 Pep 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 324.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.149 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.644 degrees. |