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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 Rancho Grande Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rancho Grande Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Rancho Grande Estates
  • 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 Rancho Grande Estates:
    • 33.685611, -108.862011
    • 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 Rancho Grande Estates
  • 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 Rancho Grande Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Rancho Grande Estates.

Within New Mexico, the name Rancho Grande Estates is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Rancho Grande Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Rancho Grande Estates is located in Hidalgo County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rancho Grande Estates that is located in Catron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Rancho Grande Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Grande Estates ...

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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Vista
    • Blue Vista is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Gribble Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gribble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble Place
    • Gribble Place is located in Catron County
  • Luna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Potato Patch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Patch
    • Potato Patch is located in Catron County
  • Reserve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

How Far From Rancho Grande Estates 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 Rancho Grande Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rancho Grande Estates and extending to:

  • Reserve, which is the Seat of Catron County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rancho Grande Estates to Santa Fe, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,797 miles [2,892 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,102 miles [13,038.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rancho Grande Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rancho Grande Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rancho Grande Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6856, Longitude: -108.8620       In this case, the coordinates for Rancho Grande Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rancho Grande Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.707 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.002 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.461 degrees.




 

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