Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steeplerock:
  • 32.853126, -108.965895
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Steeplerock

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Steeplerock is near Hidalgo County and also Greenlee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • eBird sighting report for Greenlee 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steeplerock ...

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.

• Cliff
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
  • Cliff is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <1>
• Fox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
• Gunn Place ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Place
  • Gunn Place is located in Grant County
• Mule Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <1>
• Redrock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
  • Redrock is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <1>
• Telegraph ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph
  • Telegraph is located in Grant County
• Three Way
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Way have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
  • Three Way is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Steeplerock once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Steeplerock and extending to:

• Silver City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Steeplerock to Silver City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,153 miles [13,121 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/