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Welcome to Old Wright Place ...

Old Wright Place is located in Otero County<1>.

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

Old Wright Place is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Old Wright Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Old Wright Place: 575

Communities near Old Wright Place ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Old Wright Place.

  • Orogrande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
    • Timberon is located in Otero County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <3>
  • Sunspot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
    • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Boles Acres
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
    • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
  • Alamogordo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
    • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <3>
  • Sacramento
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinon
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Wright Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Wright Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.