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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 Vallecitos Corrales, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vallecitos Corrales 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 Vallecitos Corrales:
- 36.066687, -106.356141
- 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 Vallecitos Corrales
- 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 Vallecitos Corrales is near Los Alamos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos 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 Vallecitos Corrales
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vallecitos Corrales ...
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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bland is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Chili
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Coyote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frijoles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
- Frijoles Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Seven Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Vallecitos Corrales 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 Vallecitos Corrales to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vallecitos Corrales and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vallecitos Corrales to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 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 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vallecitos Corrales) 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 Vallecitos Corrales 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 Vallecitos Corrales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0667, Longitude: -106.3561 In this case, the coordinates for Vallecitos Corrales have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.148 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.03 degrees. |
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