Welcome to White Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about White Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Rock, please Contact Us.
White Rock would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of White Rock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for White Rock is 5,970 feet [1,820 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of White Rock is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where White Rock was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave White Rock 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.
The location where White Rock once stood is in the (505) area code.
Communities Also Named White Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named White Rock: This one is located in San Juan County and the other is located in Los Alamos County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 41 communities that are also named White Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (7), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.
Communities near White Rock ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near White Rock.
- Lake Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Lake Valley is located in San Juan County
- Naschitti
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Sheep Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Springs
- Sheep Springs is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Springs <6>
- Newcomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Newcomb is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomb <6>
- Crownpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownpoint
- Crownpoint is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crownpoint <6>
- Brimhall Nizhoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
- Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |