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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 Algodon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Algodon 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 Algodon:
- 31.657057, -106.302481
- 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 Algodon
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Algodon is near Dona Ana County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otero 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 Algodon
Communities Also Named Algodon ...
We found four communities that are also named Algodon.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Algodon.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- San Patricio County
- This Algodon is located in San Patricio County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Algodon that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Algodon.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yuba County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Algodon [Yuba County].
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Algodon [Madison Parish].
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Algodon [Ionia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Algodon ...
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.
- Clint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellen Park is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Park
- Ellen Park has also been known as:
- Ellen Park Colonia
- Horizon City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis has also been known as:
- Lewis Colonia
- Lordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lordsville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsville
- Lordsville has also been known as:
- Lordsville Colonia
- Morning Glory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Quail Mesa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Mesa is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Mesa
- Quail Mesa has also been known as:
- Quail Mesa Colonia
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville has also been known as:
- Roseville Colonia
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparks is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunshine is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine has also been known as:
- Sunshine Colonia
- Wildhorse Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildhorse Valley is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Valley
- Wildhorse Valley has also been known as:
- Wildhorse Valley Colonia
How Far From Algodon 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 Algodon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Algodon and extending to:
- El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Algodon to El Paso, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,715 miles [2,760 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Algodon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Algodon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Algodon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Algodon 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 Algodon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6571, Longitude: -106.3025 In this case, the coordinates for Algodon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.093 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.218 degrees. |
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