White Sands
White Sands is a meteorological station in New Mexico, Southwest and has an elevation of 4,081 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Nearby places include White Sands Missile Range and White Sands.
White Sands Missile Range
Hamlet
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White Sands Missile Range is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio.
White Sands
Village
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White Sands is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range.
White Sands
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.38333° or 32° 23′ northLongitude
-106.48333° or 106° 29′ westElevation
4,081 feet (1,244 metres)ICAO airport code
K2C2Open location code
854M9GM8+8MGeoNames ID
6297474
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