Blackdom
Blackdom is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,114 m. Diamond Mound stands 1,146 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Air Force Base Auxiliary Landing Field #2, a historic site 3.1 miles away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
township in Chaves County, New Mexico
How to reach it
79 named places within 25 miles
- University Park: 10.4 mi
- Alice Reischman Smith Park: 10.7 mi
- Air Center Park: 10.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Park: 13.6 mi
- Lake Arthur Town Park: 14.0 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 16.7 mi
- John Acord House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- William Baskin House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Robert-Sallie Chisum House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Walker Air Force Base Auxiliary Landing Field #2: 3.1 mi
- Arch: 16.5 mi
- Memorial Point: 16.5 mi
- Berlin Wall Fragment: 16.6 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Walker Aviation Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lake Arthur Educational Museum: 14.1 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 15.9 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 16.0 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 16.6 mi
- Freedom's Fire: 23.0 mi
- The Rustler: 23.0 mi
- The Derrick Floor: 23.1 mi
- The Vaquero: 23.1 mi
- Dedicated to the Spirit of the Pioneer Woman: 23.1 mi
- Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 16.9 mi
- W.S. Huey Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Comanche Hill: 18.0 mi
- Diamond Mound: 22.0 mi
- Indian Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Dr. John Clarke Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackdom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Mound | SE 135° | 1,146 m | 22.0 mi |
| Comanche Hill | NNE 25° | 1,110 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:18 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roswell IND AIR PK, 10 mi away.
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