Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Val Verde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Val Verde and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Val Verde
- 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 Val Verde:
- 33.703122, -106.930861
- 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 Val Verde
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Since Val Verde is near Socorro County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Val Verde ...
We found five communities that share the name Val Verde.
Within New Mexico, the name Val Verde is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Val Verde is located in Los Angeles County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the west of the Val Verde that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Val Verde.
- Riverside County
- This Val Verde is located in Riverside County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the west of the Val Verde that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Val Verde.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Val Verde is located in Hidalgo County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Val Verde that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Val Verde.
- Milam County
- This Val Verde is located in Milam County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east southeast of the Val Verde that is located in Colfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Val Verde.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Val Verde ...
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.
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Craig ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Hard Luck Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Luck Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck Crossing
- Hard Luck Crossing is located in Socorro County
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Lava
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Rosedale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Tiffany
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Val Verde to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Val Verde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Val Verde and extending to:
- Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Val Verde to Raton, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,039 miles [12,937.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Val Verde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Val Verde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Val Verde) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Val Verde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7031, Longitude: -106.9309 In this case, the coordinates for Val Verde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Val Verde to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.46 degrees. |