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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 San Geronimo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Geronimo and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Geronimo:
    • 35.580041, -105.395290
    • 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 Geronimo
  • 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 Geronimo ...

We found four communities that share the name San Geronimo.

There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named San Geronimo.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Socorro County
      • This San Geronimo is located in Socorro County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the San Geronimo that is located in San Miguel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of San Geronimo.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This San Geronimo is located in Marin County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Geronimo that is located in San Miguel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of San Geronimo.
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • This San Geronimo is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the west of the San Geronimo that is located in San Miguel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of San Geronimo.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This San Geronimo is located in Bexar County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the San Geronimo that is located in San Miguel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of San Geronimo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Geronimo ...

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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
  • Geronimo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
    • Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
  • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
  • Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Jack Canon Place
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Canon Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Canon Place
    • Jack Canon Place is located in San Miguel County
  • Mineral Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
    • Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
  • Montezuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County

How Far From San Geronimo 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 Geronimo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of San Geronimo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in San Geronimo and extending to:

  • Las Vegas, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from San Geronimo to Las Vegas, 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,569 miles [2,525.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 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 7,883 miles [12,686.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Geronimo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Geronimo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5800, Longitude: -105.3953       In this case, the coordinates for San Geronimo 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>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 Geronimo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Geronimo 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 326.37 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.409 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.563 degrees.




 

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