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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 Romero Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romero Tract 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 Romero Tract:
- 36.102803, -105.750294
- 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 Romero Tract
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since Romero Tract is near Taos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Romero Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romero Tract ...
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.
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chili
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Geronimo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Pilar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pot Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rock Wall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Shady Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Solo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
How Far From Romero Tract 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 Romero Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Romero Tract and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Romero Tract to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Romero Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Romero Tract 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 Romero Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1028, Longitude: -105.7503 In this case, the coordinates for Romero Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.71 degrees. |
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