Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moreno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreno and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moreno
- 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 Moreno:
- 36.653642, -105.282505
- 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 Moreno
- 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Since Moreno is near Taos County and also Costilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taos County
- eBird sighting report for Costilla 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 Moreno ...
We found five communities that share the name Moreno.
Within New Mexico, the name Moreno is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This Moreno is located in Riverside County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moreno that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Moreno.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moreno [San Bernardino County].
- San Diego County
- This Moreno is located in San Diego County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the west southwest of the Moreno that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Moreno.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Moreno is located in Hidalgo County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Moreno that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Moreno.
- Starr County
- This Moreno is located in Starr County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the south southeast of the Moreno that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Moreno.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreno ...
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.
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
- Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
- Eagle Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
- Hematite ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Colfax County
- Midnight ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Red River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Red River is located in Taos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Colfax County
How Far From Moreno 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 Moreno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Moreno once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moreno and extending to:
- Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moreno to Raton, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 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 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moreno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6536, Longitude: -105.2825 In this case, the coordinates for Moreno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Moreno 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Moreno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Moreno 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 326.421 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.584 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.423 degrees. |