Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Romero Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romero Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Romero Place
- 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 Romero Place:
- 34.870048, -107.399766
- 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 Romero Place
- 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- Since Romero Place is near Valencia County and also Socorro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Valencia County
- 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 Romero Place ...
We found one communities that share the name Romero Place.
There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named Romero Place.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Torrance County
- This Romero Place is located in Torrance County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Romero Place that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Romero Place.
- Torrance County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romero Place ...
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.
- Alaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Budville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Casa Blanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <3>
- Crane Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
- Crane Place is located in Cibola County
- Fruitvale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Hughes Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
- Orchard Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
How Far From Romero Place 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 Romero Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Romero Place and extending to:
- Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Romero Place to Grants, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Romero Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Romero Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Romero Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8700, Longitude: -107.3998 In this case, the coordinates for Romero Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Romero Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.648 degrees. |