Around San Rafael ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from San Rafael, with the nearest first.
- Ancon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ancon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancon
- Ancon is located in San Miguel County
- Conchas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hooverville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
- Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
For more communities neighboring San Rafael, please visit our County-by-County Page for San Rafael.
San Miguel County ...
San Rafael is located in San Miguel County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.
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.<4> 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:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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. |