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Welcome to Point of Sands ...

Point of Sands is located in Otero County<1>.

Point of Sands is 3,970 feet [1,210 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Point of Sands is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Sands lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Point of Sands, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Point of Sands: 575

Communities near Point of Sands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point of Sands.

  • Alamogordo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boles Acres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • La Luz
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunspot
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunspot is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Tularosa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • High Rolls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • High Rolls is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • Mountain Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Orogrande
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Cloudcroft
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Timberon
    (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 created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point of Sands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point of Sands.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Sands ...

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

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 Point of Sands - 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.