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Discover Standing Rock in United States
Standing Rock in the region of New Mexico is a place located in United States - some 1,725 mi or ( 2776 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Standing Rock is now 10:09 PM (Thursday) . 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: Holbrook, Phoenix, Saint Johns, Tucson, and Colorado Springs. When in this area, you might want to check out Holbrook . 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 Standing Rock ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Colorado River
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Interesting facts about this location
Navajo meridian and baseline
The Navajo meridian, established in 1869, is one of the two principal meridians for Arizona, the other being the Gila and Salt River meridian.
Located at 35.75 -108.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Crownpoint Airport
Crownpoint Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Crownpoint, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the others being Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico, plus Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport (0V7), Tuba City Airport (T03) and Window Rock Airport (RQE) in Arizona.
Located at 35.72 -108.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Church Rock uranium mill spill
The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in New Mexico on July 16, 1979 when United Nuclear Corporation's Church Rock uranium mill tailings disposal pond breached its dam. Over 1,000 tons of solid radioactive mill waste and 93 millions of gallons of acidic, radioactive tailings solution flowed into the Puerco River, and contaminants traveled 80 miles downstream to Navajo County, Arizona and onto the Navajo Nation.
Located at 35.65 -108.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Crownpoint, New Mexico
Crownpoint is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,630 at the 2000 census.
Located at 35.69 -108.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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