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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sierra Vista:
    • 33.410201, -105.692686
    • 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 Sierra Vista
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Sierra Vista is near Otero County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Otero 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 Sierra Vista ...

We found six communities that share the name Sierra Vista.

Within New Mexico, the name Sierra Vista is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sierra Vista that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Sierra Vista.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Sierra Vista is located in Los Angeles County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sierra Vista that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Sierra Vista.
      • Madera County
      • This Sierra Vista is located in Madera County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the west northwest of the Sierra Vista that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Sierra Vista.
      • Merced County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sierra Vista [Merced County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Sierra Vista is located in Jefferson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sierra Vista that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sierra Vista.
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sierra Vista [Pueblo County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra Vista ...

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.

  • Coyote
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
    • Coyote is located in Lincoln County
  • Double Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
    • Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
  • Hondo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Pine Lodge
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
    • Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Polly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
    • Polly is located in Lincoln County
  • Silver Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Otero County
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Three Rivers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Otero County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sierra Vista and extending to:

  • Carrizozo, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sierra Vista to Carrizozo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 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 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sierra Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Sierra Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sierra Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4102, Longitude: -105.6927    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sierra Vista could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sierra Vista 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 326.287 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.076 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.844 degrees.









 

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