Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sanchez Place:
  • 35.312807, -108.386739
  • 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 Sanchez Place

• 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 McKinley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
  • Since Sanchez Place is near Cibola County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Sanchez Place

Communities Also Named Sanchez Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Sanchez Place.

There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Sanchez Place.

Beyond New Mexico.

• Communities Located In New Mexico ...
  • Torrance County
    • This Sanchez Place is located in Torrance County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sanchez Place that is located in McKinley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Sanchez Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanchez Place ...

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.

• Bluewater
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Bluewater is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
• Bread Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
• Continental Divide
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continental Divide is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Divide
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental Divide <2>
• Merrill Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
• Page
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Page is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Red Rock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Sand Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
• Sundance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sundance is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
• Thoreau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thoreau is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoreau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thoreau <2>

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

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

• Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sanchez Place to Gallup, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 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 7,993 miles [12,863.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'