Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Las Quintas:
  • 31.806220, -106.178591
  • 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 Las Quintas

• 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 Las Quintas 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 Las Quintas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Quintas ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• Desert Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Roseville is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville has also been known as:
  • Roseville Colonia
• Sparks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sparks is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
• Sunshine
  (11 miles [17.7 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 Las Quintas 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 Las Quintas to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Las Quintas 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 510 miles [820.8 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,704 miles [2,742.3 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>'