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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 Sylvia Andrea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvia Andrea 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 Sylvia Andrea:
- 31.574004, -106.268590
- 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 Sylvia Andrea
- 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 Sylvia Andrea is near Dona Ana County and also Hudspeth 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 Hudspeth 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 Sylvia Andrea
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvia Andrea ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis has also been known as:
- Lewis Colonia
- Lordsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lordsville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsville
- Lordsville has also been known as:
- Lordsville Colonia
- Morning Glory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Quail Mesa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville has also been known as:
- Roseville Colonia
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine has also been known as:
- Sunshine Colonia
- Wildhorse Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Sylvia Andrea 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 Sylvia Andrea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sylvia Andrea and extending to:
- El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvia Andrea to El Paso, with an average speed<3> 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 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 1,715 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 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 8,136 miles [13,093.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Sylvia Andrea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sylvia Andrea 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 Sylvia Andrea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5740, Longitude: -106.2686 In this case, the coordinates for Sylvia Andrea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.204 degrees. |
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