Welcome to Lookout Crossing ...

Lookout Crossing is located in Eddy County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Lookout Crossing: Lookout Xing.

Lookout Crossing is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lookout Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Lookout Crossing and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lookout Crossing is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Lookout Crossing ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Lookout Crossing.

• Carlsbad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <4>
• Loving
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Loving is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <4>
• Black River Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
  • Black River Village is located in Eddy County
• Whites City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Whites City is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <4>
• La Huerta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North
• Orla ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Orla is located in Reeves County (TX)

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 Lookout Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lookout Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lookout Crossing. 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 Lookout Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lookout Crossing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/

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