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Welcome to Little Water ...

Little Water is located in San Juan County<1>.


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


Little Water is 5,570 feet [1,698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Little Water is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Little Water and travel west, 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 Little Water: (505)

Communities Also Named Little Water ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Water - it's located in Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Water.

Communities near Little Water ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Water.

  • Sanostee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Newcomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Newcomb is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomb <4>
  • Toadlena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadlena
    • Toadlena is located in San Juan County
  • Sheep Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Red Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Shiprock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Wheatfields
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wheatfields is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Naschitti
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naschitti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naschitti
    • Naschitti is located in San Juan County
  • Nenahnezad
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nenahnezad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenahnezad
    • Nenahnezad is located in San Juan County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Little Water. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Water.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Water. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Water.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Water ...

Looking for more information about Little Water? 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 Little Water, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Water.

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

The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.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 San Juan, 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 Little Water - 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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