Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Miguel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Miguel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Miguel
- 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 Miguel:
- 36.961402, -106.160580
- 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 Miguel
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since San Miguel is near Conejos County and also Taos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conejos County
- eBird sighting report for Taos 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 Miguel ...
We found twelve communities that share the name San Miguel.
There are three communities within New Mexico that are also named San Miguel.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Dona Ana County
- This San Miguel is located in Dona Ana County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of San Miguel.
- San Miguel County
- This San Miguel is located in San Miguel County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of San Miguel.
- Sandoval County
- This San Miguel is located in Sandoval County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of San Miguel.
- Dona Ana County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This San Miguel is located in Maricopa County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of San Miguel.
- Pima County
- This San Miguel is located in Pima County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southwest of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of San Miguel.
- California
- San Francisco County
- This San Miguel is located in San Francisco County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of San Miguel.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This San Miguel is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the west of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of San Miguel.
- Sonoma County
- This San Miguel is located in Sonoma County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the west northwest of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of San Miguel.
- Ventura County
- This San Miguel is located in Ventura County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the west of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of San Miguel.
- Colorado
- Las Animas 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 Colorado community of San Miguel [Las Animas County].
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of San Miguel [San Miguel County].
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This San Miguel is located in Fort Bend County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of San Miguel.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Miguel ...
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.
- Big Horn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Bountiful
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Fox Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Guadalupe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Lava ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Romeo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeo is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>
- Sublette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
- Sunshine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
- Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
- Willow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
How Far From San Miguel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Miguel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Miguel and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Miguel to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,585 miles [2,550.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,829 miles [12,599.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Miguel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Miguel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Miguel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9614, Longitude: -106.1606 In this case, the coordinates for San Miguel 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 Miguel, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Miguel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.112 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.434 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.861 degrees. |