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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vallecitos 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:
- 35.994199, -105.409181
- 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
- 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 Mora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora County
- Since Vallecitos is near Rio Arriba County and also Taos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos 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
Communities Also Named Vallecitos ...
We found two communities that are also named Vallecitos.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Vallecitos.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Rio Arriba County
- This Vallecitos is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vallecitos that is located in Mora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Vallecitos.
- Taos County
- This Vallecitos is located in Taos County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vallecitos that is located in Mora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Vallecitos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vallecitos ...
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.
- Geronimo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pot Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rainsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Wall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Trout Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
How Far From Vallecitos 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vallecitos and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Vallecitos to Santa Fe, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,561 miles [2,512.2 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 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,101 miles [11,428 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 7,860 miles [12,649.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vallecitos) 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 Vallecitos 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9942, Longitude: -105.4092 In this case, the coordinates for Vallecitos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.433 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.54 degrees. |
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