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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 Bernardo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bernardo 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 Bernardo:
- 34.418676, -106.833638
- 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 Bernardo
- 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Since Bernardo is near Valencia County and also Torrance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance 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 Bernardo
Communities Also Named Bernardo ...
We found two communities that are also named Bernardo.
Within New Mexico, the name Bernardo is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bernardo [San Diego County].
- Texas
- Colorado County
- This Bernardo is located in Colorado County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bernardo that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Bernardo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bernardo ...
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.
- Comanche Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
- Florida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Martin Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Place is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
- Mission Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Park is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
- Red Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mill is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Thunderbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird
How Far From Bernardo 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 Bernardo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bernardo and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bernardo to Socorro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 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 7,995 miles [12,866.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bernardo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bernardo) 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 Bernardo 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 Bernardo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4187, Longitude: -106.8336 In this case, the coordinates for Bernardo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.283 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.376 degrees. |
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