Cottonwood Heights

Cottonwood Heights is a residential area in Otero, New Mexico. Cottonwood Heights is situated nearby to the government building Motor Vehicle Department, as well as near the courthouse Magistrate Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Mexico Museum of Space History and Alameda Park Zoo.

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 2½ miles southeast of Cottonwood Heights.

Alameda Park Zoo

Zoo

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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 2½ miles south of Cottonwood Heights.

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

School

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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. New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is situated 1½ miles south of Cottonwood Heights.

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 3 miles north of Cottonwood Heights.

Cottonwood Heights

Type: Residential area
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.93735° or 32° 56′ 15″ north

Longitude

-105.95739° or 105° 57′ 27″ west

Open location code

854PW2PV+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 989753494

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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