American Heights

American Heights is a residential area in Otero, New Mexico. American Heights is situated nearby to University Park, as well as near the church Eternity.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Mexico Museum of Space History and Alamogordo Public Library.

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 1¼ miles east of American Heights.

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 1½ miles south of American 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 2 miles southwest of American 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 3½ miles north of American Heights.

American Heights

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

32.92326° or 32° 55′ 24″ north

Longitude

-105.94238° or 105° 56′ 33″ west

Open location code

854PW3F5+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 993756777

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include University Park and Eternity.

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