Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Val Verde Ski Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Val Verde Ski Area and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Val Verde Ski 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 Val Verde Ski Area:
  • 36.555031, -105.321674
  • 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 Val Verde Ski Area

• 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
  • Since Val Verde Ski Area is near Taos County and also Mora 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 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 Val Verde Ski Area

Curious and Interesting Names Near Val Verde Ski Area ...

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.

• Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
• Eagle Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Hematite ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hematite is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Idlewild
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Lakeview Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
• Twining ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twining is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Val Verde Ski Area 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 Val Verde Ski Area to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Val Verde Ski Area and extending to:

• Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Val Verde Ski Area to Raton, 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 over two days.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 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 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'