Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pueblo of Sandia Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pueblo of Sandia Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pueblo of Sandia Village

• 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 Pueblo of Sandia Village:
  • 35.255041, -106.573081
  • 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 Pueblo of Sandia Village

• 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
  • Since Pueblo of Sandia Village is near Bernalillo County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pueblo of Sandia Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pueblo of Sandia Village ...

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.

• Cedar Crest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <1>
• Coyote ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coyote is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
• Desert Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
• Five Points
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forest Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Martinez Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
• Montezuma ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Paradise Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
• Sundance Mesa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa

How Far From Pueblo of Sandia Village 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 Pueblo of Sandia Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pueblo of Sandia Village and extending to:

• Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pueblo of Sandia Village to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 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 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'