Watkins Education Center

Watkins Education Center is a building in Otero, New Mexico. Watkins Education Center is situated near New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as well as near BVI Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Alameda Park Zoo.

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

School

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a state special education school with a residential campus in Alamogordo, New Mexico and a preschool in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Alameda Park Zoo

Zoo

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Alameda Park Zoo, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was founded in 1898 and claims to be the oldest zoo in the Southwestern United States. It participates in the Species Survival Plan for the Mexican wolf. Alameda Park Zoo is situated 3,900 feet south of Watkins Education Center.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Theater building

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is a 590-seat theater in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This is also the name of the nonprofit organization that operates the theater. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is situated 4,200 feet south of Watkins Education Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.

Alamogordo

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

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

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

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 4½ miles north of Watkins Education Center.

Watkins Education Center

Type: Educational institution
Categories: building, office, and education
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.91286° or 32° 54′ 46″ north

Longitude

-105.95832° or 105° 57′ 30″ west

Open location code

854PW27R+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 714078359

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=educational_institution

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: BVI Library and Quimby Gymnasium and Natatorium.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Jack Hall Building and Plant Operations.

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