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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 Spaceport City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spaceport City 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 Spaceport City:
- 32.395925, -106.683890
- 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 Spaceport City
- 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 Spaceport City is near El Paso County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso 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 Spaceport City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spaceport City ...
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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Hersey Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hersey Place is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Place
- Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Mesquite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Organ ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Organ is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ
- Radium Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Spaceport City 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 Spaceport City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spaceport City and extending to:
- Las Cruces, which is the Seat of Dona Ana County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Spaceport City to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 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 8,104 miles [13,042.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Spaceport City) 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 Spaceport City 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 Spaceport City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3959, Longitude: -106.6839 In this case, the coordinates for Spaceport City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.385 degrees. |
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