Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Anzac

• 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 Anzac:
  • 35.068652, -107.726721
  • 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 Anzac

• 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
  • Since Anzac is near McKinley County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Anzac

Communities Also Named Anzac ...

We found two communities that are also named Anzac.

Within New Mexico, the name Anzac is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Anzac lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the north of the Anzac that is located in Cibola County.
  • British Columbia
    • This Anzac lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Anzac that is located in Cibola County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anzac ...

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.

• Alaska
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alaska is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Bluewater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluewater is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
• Budville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Budville is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
• Casa Blanca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <2>
• Crane Place
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
• Grants
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grants is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <2>
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hughes Place
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place

How Far From Anzac 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 Anzac to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anzac and extending to:

• Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anzac to Grants, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 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 7,986 miles [12,852.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'