Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Spark's Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spark's Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spark's Addition

• 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 Spark's Addition:
  • 31.671224, -106.245536
  • 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 Spark's Addition

• 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 Spark's Addition is near Hudspeth County and also Dona Ana 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 Dona Ana 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 Spark's Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spark's Addition ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <1>
• Ellen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lewis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis has also been known as:
  • Lewis Colonia
• Lordsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lordsville is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsville
  • Lordsville has also been known as:
  • Lordsville Colonia
• Quail Mesa
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (2 miles [3.2 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sparks is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
• Sunshine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sunshine has also been known as:
  • Sunshine Colonia
• Wildhorse Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wildhorse Valley is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Valley
  • Wildhorse Valley has also been known as:
  • Wildhorse Valley Colonia

How Far From Spark's Addition 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 community such as Spark's Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spark's Addition and extending to:

• El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spark's Addition to El Paso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 512 miles [824 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 1,711 miles [2,753.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 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 8,130 miles [13,084 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'