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Explore Carthage in United States
Carthage in the region of New Mexico is a town in United States - some 1,676 mi or ( 2697 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Carthage is now 09:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Estancia, Grants, and Kinney Wells. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Alamogordo . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Carthage ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Highway 380, San Antonio, NM
Traveling along US Highway 380 near San Antonio, NM. Very, VERY desolate and lonely... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
United States Space Surveillance Network
The United States Space Surveillance Network is a critical part of United States Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) mission and involves detecting, tracking, cataloging and identifying artificial objects orbiting Earth, i.e. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris.
Located at 33.82 -106.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, roughly in the center of the state, on the Rio Grande. The entire population of the county is around 18,000; the population of San Antonio is hard to pin down because the area is not defined by the US Census. San Antonio is nowadays partly agricultural, partly a bedroom community for Socorro and White Sands Missile Range.
Located at 33.92 -106.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Trinity (nuclear test)
Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. This test was conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, at the new White Sands Proving Ground, which incorporated the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range. (The site is now the White Sands Missile Range. ) The date of the test is usually considered to be the beginning of the Atomic Age.
Located at 33.68 -106.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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