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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 Santa Teresa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa:
- 31.851783, -106.635720
- 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 Santa Teresa
- 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 Dona Ana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
- Since Santa Teresa is near El Paso County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso 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 Santa Teresa
Communities Also Named Santa Teresa ...
We found two communities that are also named Santa Teresa.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Santa Teresa.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Santa Teresa in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Rio Arriba County
- This Santa Teresa is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north of the Santa Teresa that is located in Dona Ana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Santa Teresa.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Santa Teresa is located in Santa Clara County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Santa Teresa that is located in Dona Ana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Santa Teresa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Teresa ...
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.
- Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Borderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borderland is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres has also been known as:
- Green Acres Colonia
- Lizard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lizard is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Mastodon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mastodon is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Mission Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Orange
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orange is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Smelter Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
How Far From Santa Teresa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Santa Teresa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Teresa and extending to:
- Las Cruces, which is the Seat of Dona Ana County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Teresa to Las Cruces, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,727 miles [2,779.3 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 7,378 miles [11,873.7 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 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Santa Teresa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8518, Longitude: -106.6357 In this case, the coordinates for Santa Teresa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.378 degrees. |
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