Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stockton 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 Stockton Place:
  • 34.855615, -105.780292
  • 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 Stockton 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 Torrance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance County
  • Since Stockton Place is near Bernalillo County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Stockton Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockton 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.

• Antelope Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Antelope Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
• Dunn Place
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunn Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Place
• Johns Place
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Place
• Lacy Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacy Place is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Place
• Lucy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lucy is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
• Martinez
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinez is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
• Moriarty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <1>
• Otto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Otto is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pine Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Progresso
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Progresso is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progresso
• Stanley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stockton Place and extending to:

• Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stockton Place to Estancia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 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 7,936 miles [12,771.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'