Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newcomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newcomb and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newcomb
- 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 Newcomb:
- 36.284729, -108.705921
- 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 Newcomb
- 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 Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Newcomb is near Apache County and also McKinley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Apache County
- eBird sighting report for McKinley 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 Newcomb ...
We found six communities that share the name Newcomb.
Within New Mexico, the name Newcomb is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- Although located in Lawrence County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Newcomb.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newcomb ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County
- Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in San Juan County
- Little Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Water
- Little Water is located in San Juan County
- Milkwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Red Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Red Valley is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Sheep Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Springs
- Sheep Springs is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Springs <4>
- Two Grey Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Grey Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Grey Hills
- Two Grey Hills is located in San Juan County
- Wheatfields
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
- Wheatfields is located in Apache County (AZ)
How Far From Newcomb 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 Newcomb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newcomb and extending to:
- Aztec, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newcomb to Aztec, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,733 miles [2,789 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,946 miles [12,787.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newcomb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newcomb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newcomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2847, Longitude: -108.7059 In this case, the coordinates for Newcomb 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 Newcomb 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Newcomb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.953 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.551 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.267 degrees. |