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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 Hard Luck Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hard Luck Crossing 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 Hard Luck Crossing:
- 33.547292, -106.982250
- 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 Hard Luck Crossing
- 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 Hard Luck Crossing is near Colfax County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Hard Luck Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hard Luck Crossing ...
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.
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Craig ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Elephant Butte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs Landing is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Landing
- Lava
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lava is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Rock Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tiffany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tiffany is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
How Far From Hard Luck Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hard Luck Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hard Luck Crossing and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hard Luck Crossing to Socorro, 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 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 8,049 miles [12,953.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hard Luck Crossing) 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 Hard Luck Crossing 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 Hard Luck Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5473, Longitude: -106.9822 In this case, the coordinates for Hard Luck Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.266 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.493 degrees. |
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