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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 Deerfield Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield Park 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 Deerfield Park:
- 31.803165, -106.161646
- 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 Deerfield Park
- 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 Deerfield Park is near Hudspeth County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hudspeth 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 Deerfield Park
Communities Also Named Deerfield Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Deerfield Park.
Within Texas, the name Deerfield Park is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Deerfield Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Deerfield Park is located in Coffee County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the east of the Deerfield Park that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Deerfield Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield Park ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alfalfa is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
- Dairyland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dairyland is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Dairyland has also been known as:
- Dairyland Colonia
- Desert Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Desert Glen is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Glen
- Desert Glen has also been known as:
- Desert Glen Colonia
- Ellen Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis has also been known as:
- Lewis Colonia
- Lordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lordsville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsville
- Lordsville has also been known as:
- Lordsville Colonia
- Quail Mesa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville has also been known as:
- Roseville Colonia
- Sparks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine has also been known as:
- Sunshine Colonia
- Wildhorse Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Deerfield Park 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 Deerfield Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerfield Park and extending to:
- El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield Park to El Paso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 509 miles [819.2 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 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 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 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- Deerfield Park) 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 Deerfield Park 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 Deerfield Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8032, Longitude: -106.1616 In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.379 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.144 degrees. |
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