Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Las Nutrias:
  • 34.476604, -106.770788
  • 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 Las Nutrias

• 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 Las Nutrias is near Valencia County and also Torrance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance 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 Las Nutrias

Communities Also Named Las Nutrias ...

We found one communities that are also named Las Nutrias.

There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Las Nutrias.

Beyond New Mexico.

• Communities Located In New Mexico ...
  • Rio Arriba County
    • This Las Nutrias is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north of the Las Nutrias that is located in Socorro County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Las Nutrias.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Nutrias ...

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.

• Comanche Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Florida
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Florida is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
• Martin Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Meadow Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Mission Park
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Mission Park is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
• Moorehead Place
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Mountainair
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountainair
  • From Las Nutrias to Mountainair
• Red Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Thunderbird
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From Las Nutrias 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 Las Nutrias to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Las Nutrias and extending to:

• Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Las Nutrias to Socorro, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 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 7,990 miles [12,858.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'