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

When in Spanish Trail Additon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Trail Additon and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Spanish Trail Additon
  • 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 Spanish Trail Additon:
    • 31.657057, -106.296648
    • 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 Spanish Trail Additon
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Trail Additon ...

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.

  • Clint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <2>
  • Ellen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Park
    • Ellen Park is located in El Paso County
    • Ellen Park has also been known as:
    • Ellen Park Colonia
  • Horizon City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
    • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <2>
  • Lewis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in El Paso County
    • Lewis has also been known as:
    • Lewis Colonia
  • Lordsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsville
    • Lordsville is located in El Paso County
    • Lordsville has also been known as:
    • Lordsville Colonia
  • Morning Glory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
  • Quail Mesa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Mesa
    • Quail Mesa is located in El Paso County
    • Quail Mesa has also been known as:
    • Quail Mesa Colonia
  • Roseville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in El Paso County
    • Roseville has also been known as:
    • Roseville Colonia
  • Sparks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
  • Sunshine
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in El Paso County
    • Sunshine has also been known as:
    • Sunshine Colonia
  • Wildhorse Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildhorse Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Valley
    • Wildhorse Valley is located in El Paso County
    • Wildhorse Valley has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse Valley Colonia

How Far From Spanish Trail Additon 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 Spanish Trail Additon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spanish Trail Additon and extending to:

  • El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Trail Additon to El Paso, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 515 miles [828.8 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,715 miles [2,760 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 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 8,133 miles [13,088.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spanish Trail Additon. 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>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spanish Trail Additon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Trail Additon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6571, Longitude: -106.2966       In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Trail Additon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Spanish Trail Additon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.455 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.088 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.215 degrees.









 

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