Welcome to Sunshine ...

Sunshine is located in Taos County<1>.

The location of Sunshine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Sunshine is 7,480 feet [2,280 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sunshine is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sunshine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sunshine: (575)

Communities Also Named Sunshine ...

While we believe that this Sunshine is located in Taos County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Sunshine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Luna and Roosevelt County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 45 communities that are also named Sunshine - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunshine.

Communities near Sunshine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunshine.

• Questa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
• Red River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
• Buena Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Cerro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Cerro is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <4>
• Costilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Costilla is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <4>
• Jaroso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <4>
• Garcia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
  • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
• Amalia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County
• Lama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
  • Lama is located in Taos County
• Ventero
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
  • Ventero is located in Taos County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunshine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunshine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunshine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunshine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunshine. See our Newspapers Page for Sunshine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine ...

Looking for more information about Sunshine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sunshine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunshine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/