Shiprock
in San Juan County of New Mexico, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
36.786 and -108.687 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 36° 47' 7" and W -108° 41' 13"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:06 AM (Monday)
Timezone: America/Denver
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:43 am and 5:13 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Shiprock

Shiprock in San Juan County (New Mexico) with it's 8,295 habitants is a town located in United States about 1,724 mi (or 2,775 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Time in Shiprock is now 11:06 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Denver with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 5 airports closer to Shiprock, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United States is Animas Air Park in a distance of 54 mi (or 86 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mesa Verde National Park in a distance of 73 mi (or 117 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 18 mi (or 30 km). away.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cortez, Aztec, Durango, Dove Creek and Gallup. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed High wind, near gale with 22 km/h (14 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Monday, 4th of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

1°C (33 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Dibé Biccino Crowdfunding Promo - Help us get to Northern Navajo Shiprock Fair 2013!

Published: August 29, 2013
Length: 20:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: outtayourbackpack

Dibé Biccino is a fair trade organic coffee stand that raises funds for Native youth projects! We need to get to Shiprock Fair 2013 to share our awesome fair-trade organic coffee & raise...


Blackfork Studio: Shiprock, North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Published: July 21, 2010
Length: 15:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Blackfork6

Katie and Robert on vacation. Cadillac Ranch outside Amarillo, Texas, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, Shiprock New Mexico and North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Travel and Deardorff action. No Indian...


Lady Chieftain Pride

Published: January 09, 2013
Length: 01:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: rezwriter

A video montage of clips from the Rick Derby documentary, "Rocks with Wings" on the Shiprock Lady Chieftains juxtaposed with video clips from the Shiprock High School girls' basketball squad....


Shiprock Fire

Published: October 18, 2013
Length: 07:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kurt Schossow

Fire on 10/18/2013 in Shiprock, NM. Looks to be a tire fire.


Shiprock Parade

Published: April 06, 2008
Length: 59:15 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: William1h1bonnie

Part 3-Trying to sketch back out of town' alot of funny shit in here, walking in middle of parade. fbi and rapper Produced By Nick.


Grilling outside in Shiprock, New Mexico

Published: August 19, 2011
Length: 52:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tr1ple7s1nn3r

Juiced for 15days and stoped on the 12th of August and thinking about goin on another fast this monday. :)


Rocks with Wings - documantary aired on PBS - Episode 1 - Part 1

Published: August 26, 2014
Length: 12:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ShiprockProductions9

This is part one (of four) of the feature documentary that aired nationally on PBS as a Prime Time Special. The film chronicles the success of the Shiprock Lady Chieftains, a Navajo high school...


School overwhelmed with book donations

Published: October 22, 2010
Length: 55:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: KOB 4

a four corners school that lost library books in a fire -- a little more than a month ago -- is asking the public not to send any more books. mesa elementary school in shiprock says it's had...


Galaxy DJs - 2014 Promo Snippet

Published: May 08, 2014
Length: 22:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: nick smith

Professional DJs from Shiprock, NM. Book us for your next event in the Four Corners USA! Call 505-215-1208 Visit our website for the best deals www.galaxydjs.com www.facebook.com/4galaxydjs...


Navajo Sandpainting by Etsitty Boys

Published: January 21, 2009
Length: 16:41 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: djinthesouth

www.HosteenEtsitty.com - The Etsitty Boys sandpainting in the Winter Studio in Crownpoint, NM. Navajo Sandpainters from Shiprock, New Mexico. Artwork is displayed on the website as well as...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo reservation. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shiprock is named after the nearby Shiprock rock formation. It is home to the annual Northern Navajo Fair, held every October. Since 1984, the community has been the host of the Shiprock Marathon and Relay.

Located at 36.7928, -108.687 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in San Juan County, New Mexico, Census-designated places in New Mexico, Populated places in New Mexico with Native American majority populations

Shiprock High School

Shiprock High School is a public high school in Shiprock, New Mexico. The school has been visited by one U.S. President: Bill Clinton in 2000. Shiprock High is part of the Central Consolidated School District along with Kirtland Central High School and Newcomb High School. The school colors are Crimson, Silver, and Turquoise and the mascot is the Chieftain.

Located at 36.7747, -108.709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Public high schools in New Mexico, Schools in San Juan County, New Mexico, Education on the Navajo Nation


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Needle, Ship Rock, Needles, Naataaniineez, Tooh, Sebatai, Tsebidai, Shiprock