Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montezuma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montezuma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montezuma
- 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 Montezuma:
- 35.652257, -105.27706
- 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 Montezuma
- 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 San Miguel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Since Montezuma is near Mora County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mora County
- eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Montezuma ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Montezuma.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Montezuma.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Sandoval County
- Socorro County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Solano County
- This Montezuma is located in Solano County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Montezuma.
- Tuolumne County
- This Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the west northwest of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Montezuma.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Montezuma [Chatham County].
- Macon County
- This Montezuma is located in Macon County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<2> to the east of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Montezuma.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Montezuma is located in Parke County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Montezuma.
- Vermillion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Montezuma [Vermillion County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Montezuma [Finney County].
- Gray County
- This Montezuma is located in Gray County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Montezuma.
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Montezuma [Logan County].
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Montezuma is located in Esmeralda County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Montezuma.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Montezuma [Lincoln County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Montezuma is located in Avery County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the east of the Montezuma that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Montezuma.
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Montezuma [Mitchell County].
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montezuma ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
- Geronimo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Hot Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Mineral Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Rainsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in Mora County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <5>
- Shoemaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Trout Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
How Far From Montezuma 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 Montezuma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montezuma and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Montezuma to Santa Fe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,561 miles [2,512.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montezuma. 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> | 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 Montezuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Montezuma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montezuma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6523, Longitude: -105.2771 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Montezuma could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Montezuma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.292 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.324 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.496 degrees. |