Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium

Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium is a planetarium in Otero, New Mexico which is located on Highway 2001 and has an elevation of 4,341 feet. Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium is situated nearby to German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200, as well as near the aircraft F1 Rocket Engine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Mexico Museum of Space History and Astronaut Memorial Garden.

New Mexico Museum of Space History

Museum

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The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age. New Mexico Museum of Space History is situated 840 feet northeast of Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium.

Astronaut Memorial Garden

Garden

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Astronaut Memorial Garden is situated 890 feet east of Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium.

Alamogordo Public Library

Library

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The Alamogordo Public Library is the public library serving Alamogordo, New Mexico and Otero County, New Mexico. The library has extensive collections of Spanish-language and German-language books and of materials related to the Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Alamogordo Public Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.

Alamogordo

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Alamogordo is a small city in southeastern New Mexico. The town is the county seat for Otero County and supports two major nearby military installations, Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range.

La Luz

Village

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La Luz is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Luz had a population of 1,578. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. La Luz is situated 4 miles north of Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium.

High Rolls

Village

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High Rolls is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is nestled within the Lincoln National Forest at the southernmost tip of the Sacramento Mountains. High Rolls is situated 6 miles northeast of Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium.

Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium

Type: Planetarium
Address: 3198 Highway 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88301
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.92011° or 32° 55′ 12″ north

Longitude

-105.92325° or 105° 55′ 24″ west

Elevation

4,341 feet (1,323 metres)

Operator

NMSU

Open location code

854PW3CG+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484430375

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=planetarium

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

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