CAR West
CAR West is a military installation in Bernalillo, New Mexico. CAR West is situated nearby to the recreation area ARFF Training Area, as well as near the aerodrome Albuquerque International Airport.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Albuquerque International Airport and Ernie Pyle House/Library.
Albuquerque International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Albuquerque International Sunport, locally known as the Sunport, is the primary international airport serving the U.S. state of New Mexico, particularly the Albuquerque metropolitan area and the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area.
Ernie Pyle House/Library
Library
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
The Ernie Pyle House/Library is a historic house at 900 Girard Boulevard, SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1940, it was the home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle from then until his untimely death in 1945 during World War II. Ernie Pyle House/Library is situated 2½ miles north of CAR West.
Trestle
Ruins
ATLAS-I, better known as Trestle, was a unique electromagnetic pulse generation and testing apparatus built between 1972 and 1980 during the Cold War at Sandia National Laboratories near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trestle is situated 2½ miles east of CAR West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nob Hill and Silver Hill.
Nob Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, consisting of a commercial district along Central Avenue and surrounding residential areas. Nob Hill is situated 3 miles north of CAR West.
Silver Hill
Neighborhood
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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Silver Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of CAR West.
Mesa del Sol
Neighborhood
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mesa del Sol is an uncompleted 16,000-acre mixed-use master planned community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mesa del Sol is situated 3½ miles south of CAR West.
CAR West
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Combat Arms Range West”
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.03688° or 35° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
-106.59898° or 106° 35′ 56″ westOpen location code
857M2CP2+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 391818001OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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