From Tucson, Arizona to Las Cruces, New Mexico
WEATHER AND TRAFFIC
WEBSITES ALONG THE WAY
Select a Travel Leg to review my plans for that day. Leg 01: Ramona, CA to Kingman, AZ Leg 02: Kingman, AZ to Phoenix, AZ Leg 03: Phoenix, AZ to Tucson, AZ Leg 04: Tucson, AZ to Las Cruces, NM Leg 05: Las Cruces, NM to Sanderson, TX Leg 06: Sanderson, TX to Austin, TX Leg 07: Austin, TX to Houston, TX Leg 08: Houston, TX to Galveston, TX Leg 09: Galveston, TX to New Orleans, LA Leg 10: New Orleans, LA to Pensacola, FL Leg 11: Pensacola, FL to Tampa, FL Leg 12: Tampa, FL to Miami Beach, FL Leg 13: Miami Beach, FL to Key West, FL Leg 14: Key West, FL to Cocoa Beach, FL Leg 15: Cocoa Beach, FL to Orlando, FL Leg 16: Orlando, FL to Jacksonville Beach, FL Leg 17: Jacksonville Beach, FL to Savannah, GA Leg 18: Savannah, GA to Atlanta, GA Leg 19: Atlanta, GA to Knoxville, TN Leg 20: Knoxville, TN to Lexington, VA Leg 21: Lexington, VA to Washington, DC Leg 22: Washington, DC to Baltimore, MD Leg 23: Baltimore, MD to White Plains, NY Leg 24: White Plains, NY to Boston, MA Leg 25: Boston, MA to Bath, ME Leg 26: Bath, ME to Quebec, QU Leg 27: Quebec, QU to Montreal, QU Leg 28: Montreal, QU to Toronto, ON Leg 29: Toronto, ON to Cleveland, OH Leg 30: Cleveland, OH to Fort Wayne, ON Leg 31: Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago, IL Leg 32: Chicago, IL to Springfield, IL Leg 33: Springfield, IL to Saint Louis, MO Leg 34: Saint Louis, MO to Joplin, MO Leg 35: Joplin, MO to Oklahoma City, OK Leg 36: Oklahoma City, OK to Dodge City, KS Leg 37: Dodge City, KS to North Platte, NE Leg 38: North Platte, NE to Pierre, SD Leg 39: Pierre, SD to Underwood, ND Leg 40: Underwood, ND to Beach ND Leg 41: Beach, ND to Lewiston, MT Leg 42: Lewiston, MT to Great Falls, MT Leg 43: Great Falls, MT to Missoula, MT Leg 44: Missoula, MT to Kalispell, MT Leg 45: Kalispell, MT to St. Regis, MT Leg 46: St. Regis, MT to Spokane, WA Leg 47: Spokane, WA to Pateros, WA Leg 48: Pateros, WA to Seattle, WA Leg 49: Seattle, WA to Portland, OR Leg 50: Portland, OR to Grants Pass, OR Leg 51: Grants Pass, OR to Eureka, CA Leg 52: Eureka, CA to San Francisco, CA Leg 53: San Francisco, CA to Sparks, NV Leg 54: Sparks, NV to Fresno, CA Leg 55: Fresno, CA to Ramona, CA
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Expected Date of Travel: Date Saturday April 14, 2001 Departing from: Tucson, Arizona Arriving at: Las Cruces, New Mexico Expected Mileage: 322.6 miles or 519.5 kilometers traveled in 5 hours 55 minutes. Planned route of travel is 83% on Interstate Highway, 1% on non-Interstate highways, 16% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing). Average Rate of Travel: 54.5 miles per hour or 87.8 kilometers per hour
Departing from: Tucson, Arizona
Arriving at: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Expected Mileage: 322.6 miles or 519.5 kilometers traveled in 5 hours 55 minutes. Planned route of travel is 83% on Interstate Highway, 1% on non-Interstate highways, 16% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing).
Average Rate of Travel: 54.5 miles per hour or 87.8 kilometers per hour
Route Overview:
Pop onto Interstate 10 headed east. Go for about 274 miles. Drop off of Interstate into Las Cruces, New Mexico
Drop off of Interstate into Las Cruces, New Mexico
Comments
This is one of the few all interstate riding days. I may yet rethink this approach but for now, I'm going to plan to do it this way. The alternatives make for another long day and I have a bunch of those coming up. Gotta pace yourself. Hopefully the scenery will be nice enough to keep me intrigued. If I modify the route and head north out of Tucson, I could wander vast White Sands where the nuclear age dawned in a big way. Also, I would love to see the Very Large Array radio telescope. Tombstone Arizona is about 50 miles off Interstate 10 at Benson. This could be fun. It would add about 100 miles and about two hours of riding. Might have to think about it. Another alternative is to stay off I-10 and head north towards New Mexico. But this is a decision for Sunday morning, not tonight.
If I modify the route and head north out of Tucson, I could wander vast White Sands where the nuclear age dawned in a big way. Also, I would love to see the Very Large Array radio telescope.
Tombstone Arizona is about 50 miles off Interstate 10 at Benson. This could be fun. It would add about 100 miles and about two hours of riding. Might have to think about it.
Another alternative is to stay off I-10 and head north towards New Mexico. But this is a decision for Sunday morning, not tonight.
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State of Arizona CalTrans Highway Information Page
New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department
Historical Weather Data Record Low Average Low Mean Average High Record High Precip Tucson, AZ () 33F 51F 67F 82F 99F Low Lordsburg, NM () 22F 38F 58F 78F 93F Low Las Cruces, NM () 27F 42F 60F 76F 91F Low Source: www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.
Tucson, AZ ()
Lordsburg, NM ()
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RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY
Dark Mountain Brewery / Winery might be worth a quick dash off the freeway. Could just be a tourist trap.
Some cool history about Wyatt Earp! I had no idea he died in 1929. I always thought of Wyatt Earp as an old time western figure, not someone who lived during my parent's lifetime. WOW!
I won't be stopping here this trip, but the idea of a B&B paired with an observatory is pretty cool. If astronomy is an interest, this may be just the thing, I wonder what the story is behind Vega-Bray Observatory Bed and Breakfast.
Near Lordsburg, NM the ghost town of Shakespeare, NM offers tours on Sunday at 10AM or 2PM. This might even work.
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Information. I can't believe I miss the one of the two times that the Trinity Site is open by a week!
White Sands National Monument official National Park Services website.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE (c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/11/2001