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Welcome to Sanchez Place ...

Sanchez Place is located in McKinley County<1>.

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

Sanchez Place is 8,000 feet [2,438 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sanchez Place is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Sanchez Place and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Sanchez Place: 505

Communities Also Named Sanchez Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Sanchez Place: This one is located in McKinley County and the other is located in Torrance County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanchez Place.

Communities near Sanchez Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanchez Place.

  • Continental Divide
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thoreau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Wingate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
    • Ramah is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <3>
  • Bread Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Church Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Prewitt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
    • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
  • Smith Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vanderwagen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanchez Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanchez 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.