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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 Piedra de la Aguila, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piedra de la Aguila 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 Piedra de la Aguila:
- 35.584470, -107.743947
- 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 Piedra de la Aguila
- 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 McKinley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
- Since Piedra de la Aguila is near Cibola County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola 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 Piedra de la Aguila
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piedra de la Aguila ...
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.
- Bluewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewater is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
- Crownpoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eagle Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Grants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grants is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Former name for Grants:
- Grants Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <1>
- Leon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Seven Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Thoreau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehorse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehorse is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
How Far From Piedra de la Aguila 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 Piedra de la Aguila to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Piedra de la Aguila and extending to:
- Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Piedra de la Aguila to Gallup, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,695 miles [2,727.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 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 7,957 miles [12,805.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piedra de la Aguila) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Piedra de la Aguila 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 Piedra de la Aguila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5845, Longitude: -107.7439 In this case, the coordinates for Piedra de la Aguila have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.129 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.791 degrees. |
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