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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 Montoya, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montoya 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 Montoya:
- 31.850661, -106.580823
- 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 Montoya
- 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 Montoya 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 Montoya
Communities Also Named Montoya ...
We found one communities that are also named Montoya.
Within Texas, the name Montoya is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Montoya in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Montoya [Quay County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montoya ...
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.
- Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Borderland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Borderland is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Fort Bliss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres has also been known as:
- Green Acres Colonia
- Lizard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lizard is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Mastodon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mastodon is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Mission Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Planeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Planeport is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planeport
- Smelter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
How Far From Montoya 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 Montoya to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Montoya and extending to:
- El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montoya to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,132 miles [13,087.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Montoya, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Montoya) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Montoya 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 Montoya. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8507, Longitude: -106.5808 In this case, the coordinates for Montoya have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.401 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.351 degrees. |
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