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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 Taos Pueblo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taos Pueblo 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 Taos Pueblo:
- 36.460135, -105.511973
- 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 Taos Pueblo
- 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 Taos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Since Taos Pueblo is near Colfax County and also Mora County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora 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 Taos Pueblo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taos Pueblo ...
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.
- Angel Fire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kiowa Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
- Lakeview Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lobo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Pot Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Shady Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Twining ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Twining is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
How Far From Taos Pueblo 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 Taos Pueblo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Taos Pueblo and extending to:
- Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Taos Pueblo to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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 7,837 miles [12,612.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taos Pueblo) 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 Taos Pueblo 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 Taos Pueblo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4601, Longitude: -105.5120 In this case, the coordinates for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.567 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.558 degrees. |
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