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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 McCord Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCord Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McCord Place:
    • 34.423945, -107.814775
    • 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 McCord Place
  • 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 McCord Place ...

We found one communities that share the name McCord Place.

There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named McCord Place.

Beyond New Mexico.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Cibola County
      • This McCord Place is located in Cibola County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McCord Place that is located in Catron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of McCord Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCord Place ...

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.

  • Box Bar Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Bar Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Bar Place
    • Box Bar Place is located in Catron County
  • Greens Gap
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Gap
    • Greens Gap is located in Catron County
  • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
    • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
  • Hughes Place
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
    • Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
  • Julian Place
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Place
    • Julian Place is located in Cibola County
  • Orchard Place
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
  • Pie Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tank Canyon ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tank Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tank Canyon
    • Tank Canyon is located in Cibola County

How Far From McCord Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McCord Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Reserve, which is the Seat of Catron County, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from McCord Place to Reserve, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCord Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 from Point A (ie- McCord Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCord Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4239, Longitude: -107.8148       In this case, the coordinates for McCord Place 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>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.
<5>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 McCord Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.021 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.255 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.886 degrees.









 

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