Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shuree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shuree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shuree

• 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 Shuree:
  • 36.771420, -105.192225
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Shuree

• 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
  • Since Shuree is near Taos County and also Las Animas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Shuree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shuree ...

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.

• Anchor ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anchor is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
• Eagle Nest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <1>
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Hematite ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hematite is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Idlewild
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Midnight ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Midnight is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
• Red River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <1>
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Shuree 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 Shuree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shuree and extending to:

• Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shuree to Raton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,536 miles [2,472 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'