Around Ranchos des Placitas ...
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Ranchos des Placitas, with the nearest first.
- Placitas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Diamond Tail Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Diamond Tail Ranch is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Tail Ranch
- Algodones
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bernalillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pueblo of Sandia Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Felipe Pueblo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
- Sandia Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights
- Corrales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alameda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Sandia Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Ana Pueblo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canoncito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
- North Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Valley is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
- Rio Rancho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandia Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
For more communities neighboring Ranchos des Placitas, please visit our County-by-County Page for Ranchos des Placitas.
Sandoval County ...
Ranchos des Placitas is located in Sandoval County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sandoval County: Bernalillo, Cibola, Los Alamos, McKinley, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranchos des Placitas ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ranchos des Placitas.
Airports Near Ranchos des Placitas ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Ranchos des Placitas and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Ranchos des Placitas.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of New Mexico:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Sandoval, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ranchos des Placitas), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |