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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 Tierra Azul, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tierra Azul 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 Tierra Azul:
- 36.206686, -106.248637
- 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 Tierra Azul
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since Tierra Azul is near Taos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos 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 Tierra Azul
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tierra Azul ...
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.
- Carson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chili
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Coyote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frijoles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
- Frijoles Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Pilar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Solo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Tierra Azul 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 Tierra Azul to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tierra Azul and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tierra Azul to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 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 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tierra Azul) 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 Tierra Azul 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 Tierra Azul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2067, Longitude: -106.2486 In this case, the coordinates for Tierra Azul have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.324 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.964 degrees. |
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