Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smelter Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smelter Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smelter Town
- 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 Smelter Town:
- 31.783441, -106.526655
- 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 Smelter Town
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Smelter Town is near Dona Ana County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smelter Town ...
We found one communities that share the name Smelter Town.
Within Texas, the name Smelter Town is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Smelter Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Smelter Town is located in Pinal County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smelter Town that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Smelter Town.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smelter Town ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Borderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borderland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Borderland is located in El Paso County
- Fort Bliss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
- Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in El Paso County
- Green Acres has also been known as:
- Green Acres Colonia
- Lizard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mission Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in El Paso County
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in El Paso County
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Planeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Smelter Town 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 Smelter Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smelter Town 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 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Smelter Town to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,723 miles [2,772.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 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 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smelter Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Smelter Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smelter Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7834, Longitude: -106.5267 In this case, the coordinates for Smelter Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Smelter Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.332 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.326 degrees. |