Around San Rafael ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Grants. It lies just northeast of San Rafael. Grants has a population of 8,800 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Milan. It lies just north of San Rafael and has a population of 3,600 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from San Rafael, with the nearest first.
- Grants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
- Grants is located in Cibola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Former name for Grants:
- Grants Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <2>
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Cibola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Acomita Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
- Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
- San Fidel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fidel
- San Fidel is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fidel <2>
- West Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- West Village is located in Cibola County
- North Acomita Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
- North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
- Prewitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Prewitt is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <2>
- Cubero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubero
- Cubero is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cubero <2>
- Seama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Acoma Pueblo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma Pueblo
- Acoma Pueblo is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acoma Pueblo <2>
- Acoma Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acoma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma Village
- Acoma Village is located in Cibola County
- Casa Blanca
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <2>
- Encinal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
- Encinal is located in Cibola County
- Paraje
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
- Paraje is located in Cibola County
- Harrisburg
For more communities neighboring San Rafael, please visit our County-by-County Page for San Rafael.
Cibola County ...
San Rafael is located in Cibola County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cibola County: Apache (AZ), Bernalillo, Catron, McKinley, Sandoval, Socorro & Valencia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Rafael ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Rafael.
Airports Near San Rafael ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to San Rafael and that information can be found on the Airports Page for San Rafael.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of New Mexico:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Rafael. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for San Rafael. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Rafael), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |