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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 Potato Patch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch:
- 33.755331, -108.908402
- 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 Potato Patch
- 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 Catron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catron County
- Since Potato Patch is near Greenlee County and also Apache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Potato Patch
Communities Also Named Potato Patch ...
We found one communities that are also named Potato Patch.
Within New Mexico, the name Potato Patch is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Potato Patch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Potato Patch is located in Yavapai County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Potato Patch that is located in Catron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Potato Patch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potato Patch ...
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.
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Vista is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Vista
- Gribble Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gribble Place is located in Catron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble Place
- Luna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reserve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spur Lake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spur Lake is located in Catron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Lake
- Whispering Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potato Patch and extending to:
- Reserve, which is the Seat of Catron County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Potato Patch to Reserve, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 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 8,099 miles [13,034.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potato Patch) 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> | 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 Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7553, Longitude: -108.9084 In this case, the coordinates for Potato Patch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.483 degrees. |
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