Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yerba:
  • 34.156748, -103.379677
  • 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 Yerba

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

Communities Also Named Yerba ...

We found one communities that are also named Yerba.

Within New Mexico, the name Yerba is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • McDowell County
    • This Yerba is located in McDowell County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yerba that is located in Roosevelt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Yerba.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yerba ...

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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
• Farwell
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Floyd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <2>
• Inez ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Inez is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
• Kermit ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kermit is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
• Longs ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Longs is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
• Red Lake ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Lake is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
• Rogers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers

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

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

• Portales, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Yerba 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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,893 miles [12,702.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'