USS Santa Fe Bell
USS Santa Fe Bell is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,132 m. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hometown Hero, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- brass
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 0.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 1 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 2 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 9 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Santa Fe Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Cathedral Park: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Macaione Park: 0.3 mi
- Historic Fort Marcy Park: 0.4 mi
- De Vargas Park: 0.4 mi
- Sally's Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 1.8 mi
- Sun Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tano Point: 2.6 mi
- Talaya Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hometown Hero: 0.0 mi
- Trinity: 0.1 mi
- Kit Carson Monument: 0.1 mi
- Palace of the Governors: 0.1 mi
- April 1863 Survey Marker: 0.1 mi
- Catua and Omptua: 0.0 mi
- St. Francis and the Prairie Dog: 0.0 mi
- Bull: 0.0 mi
- Zozobra: 0.1 mi
- Barn Dog: 0.1 mi
- New Mexico History Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Palace Press: 0.1 mi
- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Light: 0.2 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 0.2 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Aspen: 1.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 1.5 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 1.8 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Santa Fe Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
- Xeric Garden: 1.8 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 1.8 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 9.4 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 14.2 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 15.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.8 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 16.5 mi
- Ancho Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 17.9 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 6.5 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 12.1 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 17.3 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 6.8 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.6 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.7 mi
- Bonanza City: 13.5 mi
- Buckman: 16.1 mi
- Waldo: 20.4 mi
- Las Ruedas: 21.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 18.8 mi
- Devils Throne: 20.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of USS Santa Fe Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | NE 46° | 3,847 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lake Peak | NE 52° | 3,771 m | 11.9 mi |
| Redondo Peak | NE 42° | 3,766 m | 16.1 mi |
| Penitente Peak | NE 53° | 3,720 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NE 53° | 3,656 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sierra Mosca | NNE 32° | 3,603 m | 18.3 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NE 43° | 3,384 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | E 80° | 3,231 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7651430369
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