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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 Ignacio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Ignacio 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 Ignacio:
    • 35.771150, -105.354457
    • 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 Ignacio
  • 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 Ignacio ...

We found three communities that share the name San Ignacio.

There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named San Ignacio.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named San Ignacio in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Bernalillo County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of San Ignacio.
    • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<1> 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 Ignacio [Guadalupe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This San Ignacio is located in San Diego County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the west of the San Ignacio that is located in San Miguel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of San Ignacio.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Ignacio ...

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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
  • Geronimo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
    • Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
  • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
    • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
  • Hot Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Mineral Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
    • Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
  • Montezuma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County

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

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

  • Las Vegas, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from San Ignacio to Las Vegas, with an average speed<5> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west (W). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 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 7,870 miles [12,665.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Ignacio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ignacio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- San Ignacio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Ignacio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7711, Longitude: -105.3545       In this case, the coordinates for San Ignacio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ignacio 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 326.364 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.423 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.528 degrees.




 

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