Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pierce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pierce and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pierce
- 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 Pierce:
- 31.456219, -108.340315
- 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 Pierce
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Pierce is near Socorro County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pierce ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Pierce.
Within New Mexico, the name Pierce is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pierce [Jefferson County].
- Mobile 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 Alabama community of Pierce [Mobile County].
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Pierce is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Pierce.
- Solano County
- This Pierce is located in Solano County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the northwest of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Pierce.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Pierce is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<2> to the east of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pierce.
- Polk County
- This Pierce is located in Polk County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km] to the east of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Pierce.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pierce [Breckinridge County].
- Green County
- This Pierce is located in Green County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Pierce.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Pierce is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Pierce.
- Slope County
- This Pierce is located in Slope County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the north northeast of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Slope County community of Pierce.
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pierce [Muskingum County].
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pierce [Stark County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Pierce is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Pierce.
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pierce [Armstrong County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Pierce is located in Carter County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pierce that is located in Hidalgo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Pierce.
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pierce [Polk County].
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierce ...
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.
- Antelope Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Wells
- Antelope Wells is located in Hidalgo County
- Corner Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ranch
- Corner Ranch is located in Hidalgo County
- Deer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Deer Creek Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Wells
- Deer Creek Wells is located in Hidalgo County
- Double Adobes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Adobes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobes
- Double Adobes is located in Hidalgo County
- High Lonesome Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Lonesome Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lonesome Wells
- High Lonesome Wells is located in Hidalgo County
How Far From Pierce 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 Pierce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pierce and extending to:
- Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pierce to Lordsburg, 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 about three full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 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 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pierce 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pierce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4562, Longitude: -108.3403 In this case, the coordinates for Pierce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Pierce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Pierce 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 327.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.866 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.243 degrees. |