Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Luis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Luis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Luis
- 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 Luis:
- 35.682526, -107.050597
- 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 Luis
- 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Since San Luis is near McKinley County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for McKinley 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 Luis ...
We found five communities that share the name San Luis.
Within New Mexico, the name San Luis is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This San Luis is located in Pima County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the San Luis that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of San Luis.
- Yuma County
- This San Luis is located in Yuma County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the west southwest of the San Luis that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of San Luis.
- California
- Colorado
- Texas
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Luis ...
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.
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Sandoval County
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sandoval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
- Deer Creek Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
- Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
- Deer Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Eagle Nest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
- Guadalupe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
- Ponderosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderosa <4>
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
How Far From San Luis 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 Luis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Luis and extending to:
- Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from San Luis to Bernalillo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 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 7,930 miles [12,762.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Luis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Luis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Luis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6825, Longitude: -107.0506 In this case, the coordinates for San Luis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Luis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Luis 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 327.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.904 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.42 degrees. |