Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gran Quivira:
  • 34.263679, -106.101951
  • 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 Gran Quivira

• 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 Torrance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance County
  • Since Gran Quivira is near Socorro County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Gran Quivira

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gran Quivira ...

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.

• Cooper
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Lucy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucy is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
• Luna
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Luna is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Martin Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Moorehead Place
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Mountainair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <1>
• Progresso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Progresso is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progresso
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Roundtop is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Thunderbird
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gran Quivira and extending to:

• Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gran Quivira to Estancia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north (N). 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 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 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 7,980 miles [12,842.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'