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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vera Cruz
- 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.
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Vera Cruz 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 Vera Cruz ...
We found seven communities that share the name Vera Cruz.
Within New Mexico, the name Vera Cruz is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- 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
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) - Coyote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Double Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Lovelace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Luna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Pine Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Sun Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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
How Far From Vera Cruz 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vera Cruz) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Vera Cruz 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 326.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.839 degrees. |