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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 Santa Fe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Fe and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Santa Fe:
    • 29.386475, -95.102955
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Santa Fe
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Santa Fe ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Santa Fe.

Within Texas, the name Santa Fe is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Denver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Santa Fe [Denver County].
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Santa Fe [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Alachua County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the east of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Santa Fe.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Santa Fe [Alexander County].
    • Indiana
      • Miami County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Miami County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Santa Fe.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Santa Fe [Finney County].
      • Haskell County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Haskell County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Santa Fe.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Bracken County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Santa Fe.
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Monroe County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Santa Fe.
    • New Mexico
      • Santa Fe County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Santa Fe.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Santa Fe.
    • Oklahoma
      • Stephens County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Stephens County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Santa Fe.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Santa Fe is located in Maury County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Santa Fe that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Santa Fe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Fe ...

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.

  • Chase Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
    • Chase Park is located in Galveston County
  • Chocolate Bayou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
    • Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
  • Eagles Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
    • Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
  • El Dorado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
    • El Dorado is located in Galveston County
  • Falcon Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
  • Fieldcrest Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldcrest Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
    • Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
  • Forest Green
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
    • Forest Green is located in Harris County
  • Fox Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
    • Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
  • Frenchmans Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchmans Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
    • Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
  • Friendswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
    • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <5>
  • Friendswood Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
    • Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
  • Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
    • Heights is located in Galveston County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hillcrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • League City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
      • Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
    • Polly Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
      • Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
    • Sun Meadow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadow
      • Sun Meadow is located in Galveston County
    • Sunpark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunpark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
      • Sunpark is located in Galveston County
    • Sunwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
      • Sunwood is located in Galveston County
    • Texas City Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Windsong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
      • Windsong is located in Galveston County

How Far From Santa Fe to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Santa Fe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Fe and extending to:

  • Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Santa Fe to Galveston, with an average speed<6> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,815 miles [12,577 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Santa Fe 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Fe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Fe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3865, Longitude: -95.1030       In this case, the coordinates for Santa Fe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Santa Fe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Santa Fe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.363 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.197 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.284 degrees.