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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 Ranchito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ranchito 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 Ranchito:
- 35.348650, -106.526693
- 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 Ranchito
- 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 Ranchito 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 Ranchito
Communities Also Named Ranchito ...
We found two communities that are also named Ranchito.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Ranchito.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Ranchito in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Taos County
- This Ranchito is located in Taos County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ranchito that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Ranchito.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Ranchito is located in Cameron County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ranchito that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Ranchito.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranchito ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coyote ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coyote is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
- Desert Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
- Forest Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frost ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Golden ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Golden is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Martinez Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
- Montezuma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Paradise Hills
(14 miles [22.5 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 southeast)
- Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa
How Far From Ranchito 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 Ranchito to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ranchito and extending to:
- Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ranchito 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 1,634 miles [2,629.7 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 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ranchito) 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 Ranchito 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 Ranchito. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3486, Longitude: -106.5267 In this case, the coordinates for Ranchito have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.165 degrees. |
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