Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area

Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area is in Valencia, New Mexico. Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet La Constancia, as well as near the town Rio Communities.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belen station and Belen Public Library.

Belen station

Railway station

Photo: PerryPlanet, Public domain.

Belen is the southern terminus of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, located in the center of the town of Belen, New Mexico, near the intersection of Reinken Avenue and Wisconsin Street.

Belen Public Library

Library

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belen and Rio Communities.

Belen

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Belen is a town in central New Mexico, 30 miles south of Albuquerque. Belen was founded in 1740 as a small Spanish settlement. Nearly a century ago the town became the center of railroad operations in New Mexico, creating its nickname "The Hub City".

Rio Communities

Town

Rio Communities is a city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Prior to its incorporation on May 16, 2013, it was a census-designated place. As of the 2020 census, Rio Communities had a population of 4,926.

Sausal

Hamlet

Sausal is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sausal had a population of 858.

Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: Valencia, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.6676° or 34° 40′ 3″ north

Longitude

-106.7385° or 106° 44′ 19″ west

Operator

WWCA

Open location code

856MM796+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 559957694

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Satellite Map

Discover Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Constancia and Rio Grande Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Belen United Pentecostal Chruch and Church of Christ Rio Grande.

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