Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Springs
- 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 Pine Springs:
- 34.965605, -106.233637
- 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 Pine Springs
- 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 Torrance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Torrance County
- Since Pine Springs is near Bernalillo County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pine Springs ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Pine Springs.
Within New Mexico, the name Pine Springs is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- This Pine Springs is located in Lamar County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Pine Springs.
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Pine Springs is located in Apache County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Pine Springs.
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Pine Springs is located in Grayson County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Pine Springs.
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pine Springs [Rowan County].
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- This Pine Springs is located in Washington County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pine Springs.
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Pine Springs is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Pine Springs.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pine Springs [Atoka County].
- Ontario
- This Pine Springs lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Pine Springs is located in Knox County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pine Springs.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Pine Springs is located in Bowie County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Pine Springs.
- Culberson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pine Springs [Culberson County].
- Smith County
- This Pine Springs is located in Smith County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pine Springs that is located in Torrance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Pine Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Springs ...
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.
- Antelope Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
- Antelope Springs is located in Torrance County
- Cedar Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <5>
- Dunn Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Place
- Dunn Place is located in Torrance County
- Forest Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Frost ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Glover Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Place
- Glover Place is located in Torrance County
- Johns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Place
- Johns Place is located in Torrance County
- King Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
- King Place is located in Torrance County
- Lacy Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Place
- Lacy Place is located in Santa Fe County
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Moriarty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
- Moriarty is located in Torrance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <5>
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County
How Far From Pine Springs 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 Pine Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Springs and extending to:
- Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Springs to Estancia, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,944 miles [12,784.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9656, Longitude: -106.2336 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pine Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Pine Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pine Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.986 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.036 degrees. |