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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 Cruzville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cruzville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cruzville:
    • 33.807526, -108.665084
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cruzville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cruzville ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Blue
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Vista
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Vista
    • Blue Vista is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Gribble Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gribble Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble Place
    • Gribble Place is located in Catron County
  • Luna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Horse Springs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horse Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horse Springs
    • New Horse Springs is located in Catron County
  • Old Horse Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Horse Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Horse Springs
    • Old Horse Springs is located in Catron County
  • Potato Patch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Patch
    • Potato Patch is located in Catron County
  • Reserve
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spur Lake ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spur Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Lake
    • Spur Lake is located in Catron County
  • Whispering Pines
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

How Far From Cruzville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cruzville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cruzville and extending to:

  • Reserve, which is the Seat of Catron County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cruzville to Santa Fe, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,784 miles [2,871.1 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 7,327 miles [11,791.7 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 8,088 miles [13,016.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cruzville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Cruzville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cruzville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8075, Longitude: -108.6651    
<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 Cruzville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.575 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.856 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.354 degrees.









 

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