Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rio Puerco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio Puerco and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rio Puerco

• 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 Puerco:
  • 34.793110, -106.993644
  • 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 Puerco

• 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 Valencia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Since Rio Puerco is near Bernalillo County and also Cibola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola 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 Puerco

Communities Also Named Rio Puerco ...

We found one communities that are also named Rio Puerco.

There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Rio Puerco.

Beyond New Mexico.

• Communities Located In New Mexico ...
  • Rio Arriba County
    • This Rio Puerco is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rio Puerco that is located in Valencia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Rio Puerco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Puerco ...

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.

• Comanche Springs
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Crane Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Crane Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
• Five Points
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fruitvale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fruitvale is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
• Martinez Town
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
• Meadow Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Mission Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mission Park is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
• Mountainview
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountainview is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Orchard Place
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place

How Far From Rio Puerco 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 Puerco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rio Puerco and extending to:

• Los Lunas, which is the Seat of Valencia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rio Puerco to Los Lunas, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,979 miles [12,841 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'