Around Ruidoso Downs ...
For comparison, Ruidoso Downs has a population of 2,600 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Ruidoso Downs, with the nearest first.
- Hollywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ruidoso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cellars Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrizo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrizo is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
- Sierra Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonito
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonito is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Capitan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mescalero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Nogal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Patricio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- San Patricio is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Bent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For more communities neighboring Ruidoso Downs, please visit our County-by-County Page for Ruidoso Downs.
Lincoln County ...
Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Chaves, DeBaca, Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro & Torrance.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruidoso Downs ...
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 Ruidoso Downs.
Airports Near Ruidoso Downs ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Ruidoso Downs and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Ruidoso Downs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruidoso Downs ...
Looking for more information about Ruidoso Downs? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Ruidoso Downs. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Ruidoso Downs, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ruidoso Downs.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ruidoso Downs. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ruidoso Downs), 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. |