Welcome to Wingate ...
Wingate is located in McKinley County<1>.
Wingate is 6,740 feet [2,054 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wingate is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Wingate lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Wingate, 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 Wingate: 505
Communities Also Named Wingate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Wingate: This one is located in McKinley County and the other is located in Bernalillo County.
Beyond New Mexico, there are 11 communities that are also named Wingate - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wingate.
Communities near Wingate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wingate.
- Gallup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bread Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
- Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in McKinley County
- Continental Divide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yah-ta-hey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
- Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
- Brimhall Nizhoni
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
- Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
- Defiance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in McKinley County
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 Wingate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wingate.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wingate. See our Newspapers Page for Wingate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wingate ...
Looking for more information about Wingate? 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 Wingate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wingate.
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 Wingate - 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. |