Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Texico:
  • 34.393808, -103.047259
  • 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 Texico

• 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
  • Since Texico is near Parmer County and also Roosevelt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt 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 Texico

Communities Also Named Texico ...

We found one communities that are also named Texico.

Within New Mexico, the name Texico is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Texico in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Jefferson County
    • This Texico is located in Jefferson County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Texico that is located in Curry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Texico.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Texico ...

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.

• Arch
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arch
  • From Texico to Arch
• Clays Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clays Corner is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
• Farwell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <2>
• Hub
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hub is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
• Lariat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lariat is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat
• Muleshoe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <2>
• Oklahoma Lane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oklahoma Lane is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Lane
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Curry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Progress
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Progress is located in Bailey County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress

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

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

• Clovis, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Texico to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,869 miles [12,663.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'