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Around Vista de Oro de Placitas ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Vista de Oro de Placitas, with the nearest first.

  • Placitas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bernalillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • Pueblo of Sandia Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corrales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • San Felipe Pueblo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • 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
    • Hoffmantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hoffmantown is located in Bernalillo County
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    • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people

For more communities neighboring Vista de Oro de Placitas, please visit our County-by-County Page for Vista de Oro de Placitas.

Sandoval County ...

Vista de Oro de 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 Vista de Oro de 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 Vista de Oro de Placitas.

Airports Near Vista de Oro de 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 Vista de Oro de Placitas and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Vista de Oro de Placitas.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

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 Vista de Oro de 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.