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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 Weber City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weber City 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 Weber City:
- 34.633680, -103.636349
- 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 Weber City
- 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Since Weber City is near Quay County and also Roosevelt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt 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 Weber City
Communities Also Named Weber City ...
We found four communities that are also named Weber City.
Within New Mexico, the name Weber City is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Weber City is located in Ascension Parish and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Weber City that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Weber City.
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Weber City is located in Cameron County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weber City that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Weber City.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Weber City is located in Fluvanna County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weber City that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Weber City.
- Scott County
- This Weber City is located in Scott County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east northeast of the Weber City that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Weber City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weber City ...
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.
- Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Field is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Plain ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plain is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Quay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quay is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Quay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Weber City 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 Weber City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weber City and extending to:
- Clovis, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weber City to Clovis, 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 just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Weber City) 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 Weber City 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 Weber City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6337, Longitude: -103.6363 In this case, the coordinates for Weber City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.736 degrees. |
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