Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Puesta Del Sol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Puesta Del Sol and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Puesta Del Sol

• 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 Puesta Del Sol:
  • 35.306429, -106.453358
  • 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 Puesta Del Sol

• 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 Puesta Del Sol 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 Puesta Del Sol

Communities Also Named Puesta Del Sol ...

We found one communities that are also named Puesta Del Sol.

Within New Mexico, the name Puesta Del Sol is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Puesta Del Sol in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • This Puesta Del Sol is located in Hidalgo County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Puesta Del Sol that is located in Sandoval County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Puesta Del Sol.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Puesta Del Sol ...

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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <2>
• Coyote ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coyote is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
• Desert Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
• Forest Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Golden is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Montezuma ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Paradise Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
• Sundance Mesa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa

How Far From Puesta Del Sol to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Puesta Del Sol to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Puesta Del Sol and extending to:

• Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies just to the West.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Puesta Del Sol to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,631 miles [2,624.8 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 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 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 7,932 miles [12,765.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'