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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 Tecolote, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tecolote 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 Tecolote:
- 35.319484, -106.405580
- 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 Tecolote
- 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Since Tecolote is near Santa Fe County and also Bernalillo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo 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 Tecolote
Communities Also Named Tecolote ...
We found two communities that are also named Tecolote.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Tecolote.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Lincoln County
- This Tecolote is located in Lincoln County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tecolote that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Tecolote.
- San Miguel County
- This Tecolote is located in San Miguel County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east of the Tecolote that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Tecolote.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tecolote ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Coyote ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coyote is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
- Desert Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
- Forest Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frost ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Golden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Golden is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sundance Mesa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa
How Far From Tecolote to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tecolote to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tecolote and extending to:
- Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies just to the West.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Tecolote to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,628 miles [2,620 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 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 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 7,930 miles [12,762.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tecolote) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tecolote 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 Tecolote. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3195, Longitude: -106.4056 In this case, the coordinates for Tecolote have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.087 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.233 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.104 degrees. |
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