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Playas in the region of New Mexico with its 74 habitants is a place located in United States - some 1,828 mi or ( 2942 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Playas is now 01:40 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Clifton, Phoenix, Safford, Tucson, and Albuquerque. When in this area, you might want to check out Clifton . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Playas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Playas, New Mexico
Playas was a small unincorporated town in Hidalgo County, the "bootheel" of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is a former company town, named after a nearby former settlement along the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was developed by the Phelps Dodge Corporation in the 1970s for several hundred employees of its then-new Playas Copper Smelter, located ten miles south of the development.
Located at 31.92 -108.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Playas Valley
The Playas Valley is a lengthy and narrow 60-mi (97-km) long, valley located in Hidalgo County, New Mexico in the Bootheel Region; the extreme south of the valley lies in Chihuahua. Playas, NM is located in the northeast. The valley is noteworthy for the Playas Lake, in the north. The Continental Divide of the Americas forms its western border in a series of three linear mountain ranges, and the divide forms the water divide as the northern border of the Playas Valley.
Located at 31.84 -108.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hidalgo County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 4,894, down from its 1980 peak of 6,049 but up since 1970. Over half of the county's population live in the county seat of Lordsburg. Hidalgo was created on February 25, 1919, from the southern part of Grant County.
Located at 31.92 -108.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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