Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sabinal:
  • 34.493674, -106.807527
  • 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 Sabinal

• 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
  • Since Sabinal is near Valencia County and also Torrance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance 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 Sabinal

Communities Also Named Sabinal ...

We found two communities that are also named Sabinal.

Within New Mexico, the name Sabinal is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Sabinal in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Sabinal, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Uvalde County
    • This Sabinal is located in Uvalde County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sabinal that is located in Socorro County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Sabinal.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • Mexico
    • Distance: 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the south
    • Open a Google Map centered on Sabinal

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sabinal ...

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
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Florida
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Florida is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
• Martin Place
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Meadow Lake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Mission Park
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Park is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
• Red Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Thunderbird
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

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

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

• Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sabinal to Socorro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 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 7,990 miles [12,858.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'