Ghost town · New Mexico
Shakespeare
Shakespeare is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,360 m. Hornbrook Mountain stands 2,136 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Shakespeare Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
ghost town and historic district in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.32556, -108.73833
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Atwood Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.2 mi
- Eightyfive Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 1.5 mi
- Lee Peak: 1.7 mi
Springs: 12
- Rockhouse Seep: 7.3 mi
- Able Seep: 12.6 mi
- Allen Seep: 12.8 mi
- Peterson Spring: 16.3 mi
- Juniper Spring: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours: 0.1 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 18.0 mi
Parks: 2
- Short Park: 2.2 mi
- McComas Incident Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- San Simon Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Shakespeare. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbrook Mountain | NE 55° | 2,136 m | 16.3 mi |
| Apache Mountain | NE 49° | 2,114 m | 13.4 mi |
| Knight Peak | NE 42° | 1,993 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | ENE 60° | 1,982 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whitetop Hill | ENE 60° | 1,909 m | 17.3 mi |
| Walker Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,897 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chocolate Peak | NNE 33° | 1,890 m | 22.5 mi |
| Soldiers Farewell Hill | E 85° | 1,870 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lordsburg 4 SE, 5 mi away.
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