Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Pedro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Pedro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Pedro
- 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 Pedro:
- 33.910344, -106.842246
- 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 Pedro
- 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 Pedro 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 Pedro ...
We found eleven communities that share the name San Pedro.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named San Pedro.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Rio Arriba County
- Santa Fe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west of the San Pedro that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of San Pedro.
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Bernardino County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of San Pedro.
- San Mateo County
- This San Pedro is located in San Mateo County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the west northwest of the San Pedro that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of San Pedro.
- Colorado
- Nevada
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This San Pedro is located in Cameron County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the San Pedro that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of San Pedro.
- Houston County
- This San Pedro is located in Houston County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east southeast of the San Pedro that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of San Pedro.
- Nueces County
- This San Pedro is located in Nueces County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the southeast of the San Pedro that is located in Socorro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of San Pedro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Pedro ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3> 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Red Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Tiffany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From San Pedro 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 Pedro 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 community of San Pedro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in San Pedro and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from San Pedro to Socorro, with an average speed<4> 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 1,683 miles [2,708.5 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- San Pedro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Pedro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9103, Longitude: -106.8422 In this case, the coordinates for San Pedro 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 Pedro, 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pedro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.239 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.405 degrees. |