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Welcome to Pierce Canyon Crossing ...

Pierce Canyon Crossing is located in Eddy County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Pierce Canyon Crossing: Pierce Cyn. Xing. (or less commonly used: Pierce Canyn. Xing. or Pierce Cnyn. Xing.)

Pierce Canyon Crossing is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pierce Canyon Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Pierce Canyon Crossing: (575)

Communities near Pierce Canyon Crossing ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Pierce Canyon Crossing.

  • Loving
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Malaga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Black River Village
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Carlsbad
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • La Huerta
    (22 miles [35.4 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
  • Whites City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Orla ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 Pierce Canyon Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierce Canyon Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce Canyon Crossing ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierce Canyon 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Eddy, 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 Pierce Canyon Crossing - 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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