Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shakespeare, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shakespeare and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shakespeare
- 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 Shakespeare:
- 32.325907, -108.738310
- 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 Shakespeare
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Shakespeare is near Grant County and also Cochise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Shakespeare ...
We found one communities that share the name Shakespeare.
Within New Mexico, the name Shakespeare is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Shakespeare in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Shakespeare lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shakespeare that is located in Hidalgo County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shakespeare ...
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.
- Antelope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Cotton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
- Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gold Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lordsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
- Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <3>
- Mitchell Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
- Mitchell Place is located in Hidalgo County
- Redrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <3>
- Windmill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
- Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
How Far From Shakespeare to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shakespeare 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<4> community of Shakespeare once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shakespeare and extending to:
- Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Shakespeare to Santa Fe, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 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 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Shakespeare) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shakespeare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3259, Longitude: -108.7383 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Shakespeare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Shakespeare 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 328.398 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.494 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.431 degrees. |