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Etholen in the region of Texas is a place in United States - some 1,684 mi or ( 2709 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Etholen is now 02:26 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chihuahua, Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, and Las Cruces. Since you are here already, consider visiting Chihuahua . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Etholen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Unconstitutional Nazi Border Patrol check point on I-10 5 miles west of Sierra Blanca

15:27 min by tommy35ss
Views: 2876 Rating: 3.22

*Video of what not to do* I filmed all of this with my Go Pro Hero 2 mounted to the windshield, I had the red light off so they couldn't tell it was on It was around 1 or 2 AM at night when we came th ..

Hollywood Dave Roadtrip 6 - Alien Abduction!

3:52 min by HollyDeezy
Views: 301 Rating: 4.50

Yes, that's right -- freaking aliens try to abduct Hollywood Dave and MB somewhere near the Texas / Mexico border. Obv Roswell, New Mexico isn't too far away. Also, HD rants about the creepy Nissan th ..


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Etholen, Texas

Etholen, Texas is an abandoned ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, allegedly four miles west of Sierra Blanca. Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s. Etholen never grew to more than a small railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad as the population was fewer than 25 by the mid-20th century. Etholen was removed from maps in the '60s.

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Located at 31.19 -105.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geography of Hudspeth County, Texas, Ghost towns in West Texas

Sierra Blanca, Texas

Sierra Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census, and had decreased to 510 according to a July 2007 estimate. The town, founded in 1881 at the completion point of a long-sought southern transcontinental railway, was named for nearby Sierra Blanca Mountain, which was named for the white poppies which grew on it (sierra blanca is Spanish for white range).

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Located at 31.18 -105.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Census-designated places in Texas, County seats in Texas, Populated places in Hudspeth County, Texas, Populated places in Texas with Hispanic majority populations

Finlay, Texas

Finlay, Texas is an abandoned ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, 17 miles west of Sierra Blanca. The community was named after J.R. Finlay. It had two post offices. One was built in 1890 but never opened. The other was established in 1903. Finlay slowly grew in the early 20th century, but the last population figure was a hundred inhabitants in the 1940s.

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Located at 31.26 -105.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Geography of Hudspeth County, Texas, Ghost towns in West Texas

Fort Quitman

Fort Quitman was a United States Army installation on the Rio Grande in Texas, south of present-day Sierra Blanca, 20 miles southeast of McNary in southern Hudspeth County. The fort was named for Mississippi Governor John A. Quitman, who served as a major general under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican-American War. In 1963, Recorded Historic Texas Landmark number 2007 was placed at the county courthouse, honoring Fort Quitman.

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Located at 31.06 -105.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1858 establishments, American Civil War forts, Buildings and structures in Hudspeth County, Texas, Former United States Army facilities, Forts in Texas, Ghost towns in West Texas, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks

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