Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunland Park:
  • 31.809282, -106.583960
  • 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 Sunland Park

• 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 Sunland Park 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 Sunland Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunland Park ...

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.

• Borderland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Borderland is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
• Fort Bliss
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 west)
  • Lizard is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
• Mastodon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mastodon is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
• Mission Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mission Hills is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Orange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Planeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Planeport is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planeport
• Smelter Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town

How Far From Sunland Park 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 city such as Sunland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sunland Park and extending to:

• Las Cruces, which is the Seat of Dona Ana County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunland Park to Las Cruces, with an average speed<2> 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 269 miles [432.9 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 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'