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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 Rio Lucio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio Lucio 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 Rio Lucio:
- 36.195580, -105.725571
- 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 Rio Lucio
- 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 Taos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Since Rio Lucio is near Rio Arriba County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rio Lucio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Lucio ...
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.
- Angel Fire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Geronimo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Kiowa Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lobo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Pilar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pot Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rock Wall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Shady Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Solo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
How Far From Rio Lucio 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 Rio Lucio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rio Lucio and extending to:
- Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rio Lucio to Taos, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 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 7,859 miles [12,647.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Rio Lucio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rio Lucio 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 Rio Lucio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1956, Longitude: -105.7256 In this case, the coordinates for Rio Lucio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.69 degrees. |
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