Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rio 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 Rio Grande Estates:
  • 34.655893, -106.712526
  • 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 Grande Estates

• 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 Grande Estates is near Socorro County and also Bernalillo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo 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 Grande Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio 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.

• Comanche Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Glover Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Place
• King Place
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • King Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
• Martin Place
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Meadow Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Mission Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Park is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
• Moorehead Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Mountainview
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Mountainview is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Red Mill
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Thunderbird
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From Rio 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 Rio Grande Estates 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 Grande Estates and extending to:

• Los Lunas, which is the Seat of Valencia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rio Grande Estates to Los Lunas, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 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 7,978 miles [12,839.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'