Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Herrera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herrera and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herrera
- 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 Herrera:
- 35.192263, -107.114762
- 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 Herrera
- 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 Bernalillo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- Since Herrera is near Cibola County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Herrera ...
We found one communities that share the name Herrera.
Within New Mexico, the name Herrera is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Herrera in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herrera ...
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.
- Budville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Casa Blanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <3>
- Eagle Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
- Fruitvale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Guadalupe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Martinez Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
- Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
- Paradise Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
How Far From Herrera 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 Herrera 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<4> community of Herrera once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Herrera and extending to:
- Albuquerque, which is the Seat of Bernalillo County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herrera to Albuquerque, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,669 miles [2,686 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 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 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Herrera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herrera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1923, Longitude: -107.1148 In this case, the coordinates for Herrera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Herrera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Herrera 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 327.601 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.832 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.481 degrees. |