Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gibson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gibson
- 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 Gibson:
- 35.567244, -108.744251
- 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 Gibson
- 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 McKinley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McKinley County
- Since Gibson is near Apache County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Apache County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gibson ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Gibson.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Gibson.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 41 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Bernalillo County
- Hidalgo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Gibson is located in Craighead County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Gibson.
- Pulaski County
- This Gibson is located in Pulaski County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Gibson.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Rawlins 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 Kansas community of Gibson [Rawlins County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gibson [Trego County].
- Kentucky
- Floyd 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 Kentucky community of Gibson [Floyd County].
- Larue County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gibson [Larue County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Gibson is located in Monroe County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<2> to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Gibson.
- Webster County
- This Gibson is located in Webster County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Gibson.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gibson.
- Dunklin County
- This Gibson is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Gibson.
- Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Gibson [Lincoln County].
- Pemiscot County
- This Gibson is located in Pemiscot County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Gibson.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nassau 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 New York community of Gibson [Nassau County].
- Steuben County
- This Gibson is located in Steuben County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Gibson.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Gibson is located in Guernsey County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Gibson.
- Pike County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Gibson.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Gibson is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Gibson.
- Washington County
- This Gibson is located in Washington County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km] to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gibson.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Gibson is located in Charleston County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the east of the Gibson that is located in McKinley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Gibson.
- Florence 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 South Carolina community of Gibson [Florence County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibson ...
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.
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in McKinley County
- Heaton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in McKinley County
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
- Sundance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Twin Buttes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Gibson 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 Gibson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gibson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibson and extending to:
- Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies just to the South.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gibson to Santa Fe, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,989 miles [12,857 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
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 Gibson 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 from Point A (ie- Gibson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5672, Longitude: -108.7443 In this case, the coordinates for Gibson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Gibson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gibson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.403 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.324 degrees. |