Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rio del Oro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio del Oro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rio del Oro

• 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 Rio del Oro:
  • 34.733690, -106.688797
  • 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 Rio del Oro

• 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 Valencia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Since Rio del Oro is near Bernalillo County and also Socorro 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 Socorro 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 Rio del Oro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio del Oro ...

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.

• Comanche Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Five Points
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glover Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Glover Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Place
• King Place
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • King Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
• Meadow Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Mission Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Park is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
• Mountainview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mountainview is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Thunderbird
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From Rio del Oro 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 Rio del Oro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rio del Oro and extending to:

• Los Lunas, which is the Seat of Valencia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rio del Oro to Santa Fe, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,972 miles [12,829.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'