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Welcome to Basgal Place ...

Basgal Place is located in McKinley County<1>.


The location of Basgal Place has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Basgal Place: Basgal Pl. (or less commonly used: Basgal Plc.)

Basgal Place is 8,010 feet [2,441 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Basgal Place is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Basgal Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Basgal Place, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The telephone area code for Basgal Place: (505)

Communities near Basgal Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basgal Place.

  • Gallup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
    • Gallup is located in McKinley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
  • Fort Wingate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continental Divide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bread Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Church Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
    • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
  • Thoreau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rehoboth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
    • Ramah is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <4>
  • Red Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in McKinley County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Basgal Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basgal Place.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basgal Place. See our Newspapers Page for Basgal Place.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basgal Place ...

Looking for more information about Basgal Place? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Basgal Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basgal Place.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basgal Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basgal Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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