Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Upper Frijoles Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Frijoles Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Frijoles Crossing

• 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 Upper Frijoles Crossing:
  • 35.815303, -106.361418
  • 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 Upper Frijoles Crossing

• 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 Los Alamos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos County
  • Since Upper Frijoles Crossing is near Sandoval County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Upper Frijoles Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Frijoles Crossing ...

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.

• Bland ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bland is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Chili
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Clara Peak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
• Deer Creek Landing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
• Frijoles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
• Frijoles Spring
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
• Ponderosa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderosa <1>
• Seven Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Sulphur Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Upper Frijoles Crossing 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 Upper Frijoles Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Frijoles Crossing and extending to:

• Los Alamos, which is the Seat of Los Alamos County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Frijoles Crossing to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,616 miles [2,600.7 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 92 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 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 7,900 miles [12,713.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'