Bender Park
Bender Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,106 m. Indian Hill stands 1,139 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bensing Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1106 m
How to reach it
49 named places within 25 miles
- Bensing Park: 0.6 mi
- Humble Park: 0.8 mi
- Hobbs Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- Oil County Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
- Heizer Park: 1.4 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Hobbs Sign: 3.7 mi
- Lovington Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Hobbs AAFB #4: 22.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 11.5 mi
- Andrews County High Point: 15.4 mi
- Windmill Hill: 19.6 mi
- Jumbo Hill: 24.1 mi
- C.O.R.E. - Center of Recreational Excellence: 4.2 mi
- Zia Crossing Casino: 4.2 mi
- Lea County Courthouse Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Lea County Western Museum: 4.7 mi
- Lea County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Lea County Museum: 20.7 mi
- White Breaks: 9.2 mi
- Monument Springs: 10.5 mi
- Arkansas Junction: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bender Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | WSW 247° | 1,139 m | 11.5 mi |
| Andrews County High Point | SSE 160° | 1,088 m | 15.4 mi |
| Windmill Hill | SSE 160° | 1,067 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jumbo Hill | SSE 150° | 1,044 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:28 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:14 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hobbs, 2 mi away.
- Mallard4 obs
- House Sparrow4 obs
- Rock Pigeon3 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle2 obs
- White-lined Sphinx2 obs
- Checkered White2 obs
- Texas Horned Lizard2 obs
- horseweed2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570485
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