Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ski Valley:
  • 36.590829, -105.437910
  • 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 Ski Valley

• 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 Ski Valley is near Colfax County and also Costilla 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 Costilla 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 Ski Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taos Ski Valley ...

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.

• Eagle Nest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <1>
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Hematite ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hematite is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Idlewild
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Kiowa Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
• Lakeview Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
• Lobo ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lobo is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
• Red River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <1>
• Twining ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twining is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Taos Ski Valley 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 village such as Taos Ski Valley 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 Ski Valley and extending to:

• Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Taos Ski Valley to Taos, 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 four to five hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,067 miles [11,373.2 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 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'