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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 Lucero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lucero 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 Lucero:
- 36.016426, -105.228344
- 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 Lucero
- 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 Mora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora County
- Since Lucero is near San Miguel County and also Rio Arriba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba 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 Lucero
Communities Also Named Lucero ...
We found one communities that are also named Lucero.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Lucero.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- San Miguel County
- This Lucero is located in San Miguel County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lucero that is located in Mora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Lucero.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucero ...
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.
- Angel Fire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Geronimo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pot Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rainsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Wall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Shoemaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemaker is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Trout Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
How Far From Lucero 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 Lucero to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucero and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lucero to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 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 7,853 miles [12,638.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Lucero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lucero 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 Lucero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0164, Longitude: -105.2283 In this case, the coordinates for Lucero have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.302 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.444 degrees. |
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