Western New Mexico University Museum

Western New Mexico University Museum is a museum in Grant, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,033 feet. Western New Mexico University Museum is situated nearby to the university building Fleming Hall, as well as near H. B. Ailman House.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “WNMU Museum”
Address: NM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fleming Hall and H. B. Ailman House.

Fleming Hall

University building

Photo: PA Stanley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fleming Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico. It was built in 1917 as a facility to teach Science and Physical Education.

H. B. Ailman House

Photo: PA Stanley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The H. B. Ailman House is a historic house located at 314 W. Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico. Prospector Henry B. Ailman had the house built using his profits from the Naiad Queen Silver Mine in Georgetown; his business partner H. H. B. Ailman House is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Western New Mexico University Museum.

Silver High School

School

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Silver High School is a high school in Silver City, New Mexico. The school was opened in its current location in 1967. It was previously known as Western High School and was part of Western New Mexico University. Silver High School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Western New Mexico University Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silver City and Arenas Valley.

Silver City

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Silver City is a town in the southwestern part of New Mexico, USA. An old mining town, it is undergoing rebirth as a modest high-tech center and jumping-off point to a number of attractive areas in the mountains.

Arenas Valley

Hamlet

Arenas Valley is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arenas Valley had a population of 1,291. Arenas Valley had a post office from January 1, 1946, to March 7, 1987; it still has its own ZIP code, 88022. Arenas Valley is situated 6 miles east of Western New Mexico University Museum.

Western New Mexico University Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Grant, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.77699° or 32° 46′ 37″ north

Longitude

-108.28252° or 108° 16′ 57″ west

Elevation

6,033 feet (1,839 metres)

Open location code

854HQPG8+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 366378559

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

5497673

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