Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Desert Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Desert Glen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Desert Glen

• 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 Desert Glen:
  • 31.810109, -106.167479
  • 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 Desert Glen

• 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 Desert Glen 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 Desert Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Desert Glen ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <1>
• 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

How Far From Desert Glen 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 Desert Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Desert Glen and extending to:

• El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Desert Glen 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>'