Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Antonio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Antonio and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Antonio
- 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 San Antonio:
- 33.917844, -106.867468
- 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 San Antonio
- 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Since San Antonio is near Colfax County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax 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 San Antonio ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name San Antonio.
There are three communities within New Mexico that are also named San Antonio.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Bernalillo County
- This San Antonio is located in Bernalillo County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of San Antonio.
- Rio Arriba County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of San Antonio [Rio Arriba County].
- San Miguel County
- This San Antonio is located in San Miguel County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of San Antonio.
- Bernalillo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This San Antonio is located in Alameda County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of San Antonio.
- Los Angeles County
- This San Antonio is located in Los Angeles County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the west of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of San Antonio.
- Marin County
- This San Antonio is located in Marin County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km] to the west northwest of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of San Antonio.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of San Antonio [San Bernardino County].
- Santa Clara County
- This San Antonio is located in Santa Clara County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the west northwest of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of San Antonio.
- Colorado
- Conejos County
- This San Antonio is located in Conejos County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conejos County community of San Antonio.
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This San Antonio is located in Pasco County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the east of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of San Antonio.
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of San Antonio [Ellis County].
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This San Antonio is located in Buchanan County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of San Antonio.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of San Antonio [Nye County].
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This San Antonio is located in Bexar County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Antonio that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of San Antonio.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Antonio ...
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.
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Craig ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hard Luck Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Luck Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck Crossing
- Hard Luck Crossing is located in Socorro County
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Red Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Tiffany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From San Antonio 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 San Antonio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Antonio and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from San Antonio to Socorro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,685 miles [2,711.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 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 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Antonio. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Antonio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Antonio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9178, Longitude: -106.8675 |
| <2> | 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 San Antonio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 San Antonio 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. |
| <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 San Antonio 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 327.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.263 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.418 degrees. |