Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Queen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Queen
- 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 Queen:
- 32.190942, -104.745787
- 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 Queen
- 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 Eddy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Eddy County
- Since Queen is near Culberson County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Culberson County
- eBird sighting report for Otero 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 Queen ...
We found nine communities that share the name Queen.
Within New Mexico, the name Queen is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- Esmeralda 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 Nevada community of Queen [Esmeralda County].
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Queen.
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Queen is located in Bedford County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Queen that is located in Eddy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Queen.
- Forest County
- This Queen is located in Forest County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km] to the east northeast of the Queen that is located in Eddy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Queen.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queen ...
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.
- Barber Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Crossing
- Barber Crossing is located in Eddy County
- Corner Well
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Well have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Corner Well is located in Otero County
- Four Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Eddy County
- Four Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Wells
- Four Wells is located in Eddy County
- Pine Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Culberson County (TX)
- Three Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Eddy County
How Far From Queen 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 Queen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Queen once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Queen and extending to:
- Carlsbad, which is the Seat of Eddy County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Queen to Carlsbad, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,049 miles [12,953.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Queen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Queen 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Queen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Queen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1909, Longitude: -104.7458 In this case, the coordinates for Queen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Queen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.888 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.432 degrees. |