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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 Robsart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robsart 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 Robsart:
    • 33.736462, -105.833043
    • 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 Robsart
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Robsart is near Socorro County and also Otero 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 Otero 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 Robsart

Communities Also Named Robsart ...

We found one communities that are also named Robsart.

Within New Mexico, the name Robsart is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Robsart in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Robsart lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the north of the Robsart that is located in Lincoln County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robsart ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Coyote
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coyote is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Double Crossing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
  • Lincoln
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lovelace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Luna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Luna is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Polly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Polly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
  • Sun Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley

How Far From Robsart 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 Robsart to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carrizozo, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Robsart to Santa Fe, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 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 8,000 miles [12,874.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 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- Robsart) 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 Robsart 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 Robsart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7365, Longitude: -105.8330       In this case, the coordinates for Robsart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.439 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.293 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.899 degrees.