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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 Robertson Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertson Wells 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 Robertson Wells:
- 33.699537, -103.922184
- 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 Robertson Wells
- 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 Chaves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaves County
- Since Robertson Wells is near Roosevelt County and also Lea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lea 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 Robertson Wells
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertson Wells ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Corner Well
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corner Well is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Eagle Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Hill is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Kermit ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kermit is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lone Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Wolf is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
- Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
How Far From Robertson Wells 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 Robertson Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Robertson Wells and extending to:
- Roswell, which is the Seat of Chaves County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robertson Wells to Roswell, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 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 7,937 miles [12,773.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robertson Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Robertson Wells 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 Robertson Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6995, Longitude: -103.9222 In this case, the coordinates for Robertson Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.033 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.943 degrees. |
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