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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on McCord Place
- 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 Catron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catron County
- Since McCord Place is near Cibola County and also Socorro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro 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 McCord Place
Communities Also Named McCord Place ...
We found one communities that are also named McCord Place.
There is one other community in New Mexico that 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)
- Box Bar Place is located in Catron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Bar Place
- Greens Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Gap is located in Catron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Gap
- Hogg Place ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
- Hughes Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- Julian Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Julian Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Place
- Orchard Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Pie Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tank Canyon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tank Canyon is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tank Canyon
How Far From McCord Place 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McCord Place) 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 McCord Place 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.021 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.886 degrees. |
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