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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 Cobre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobre 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 Cobre:
- 32.779801, -108.114755
- 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 Cobre
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Cobre is near San Miguel County and also Luna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luna 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 Cobre
Communities Also Named Cobre ...
We found one communities that are also named Cobre.
Within New Mexico, the name Cobre is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Cobre in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cobre [Elko County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobre ...
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.
- Big Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mill is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mill
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Little Walnut Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Masons Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Masons Mill is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Mill
- Redstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Vanadium
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Cobre 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 Cobre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cobre and extending to:
- Silver City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cobre to Silver City, with an average speed<4> 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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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 north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cobre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cobre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cobre 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 Cobre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7798, Longitude: -108.1148 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.998 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.06 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.10 degrees. |
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