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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 Vera Cruz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vera Cruz 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 Vera Cruz:
    • 33.606187, -105.701374
    • 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 Vera Cruz
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Vera Cruz is near Otero County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Vera Cruz

Communities Also Named Vera Cruz ...

We found seven communities that are also named Vera Cruz.

Within New Mexico, the name Vera Cruz is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Vera Cruz [Covington County].
    • Indiana
      • Wells County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Wells County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Vera Cruz.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Douglas County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Vera Cruz.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Brown County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Vera Cruz.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Vera Cruz.
      • Lehigh County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km] to the east northeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Vera Cruz.
    • Texas
      • Duval County
      • This Vera Cruz is located in Duval County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Vera Cruz that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Vera Cruz.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vera Cruz ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Coyote
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Double Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
  • Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lovelace
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Luna
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Luna is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Pine Lodge
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
  • Polly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Polly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
  • Sun Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Vera Cruz once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Vera Cruz and extending to:

  • Carrizozo, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vera Cruz to Carrizozo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,630 miles [2,623.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 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 8,003 miles [12,879.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Vera Cruz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vera Cruz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Vera Cruz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vera Cruz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6062, Longitude: -105.7014       In this case, the coordinates for Vera Cruz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.322 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.14 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.839 degrees.