White Sands Ranch[1] (32°44′50″N 106°08′35″W / 32.74722°N 106.14306°W) is a locale of private land in Otero County, New Mexico,[2] near federal lands of the Tularosa Basin acquired during World War II. Located on the border of the White Sands Missile Range on census block 1168[3] between Las Cruces and Alamogordo, the site is about 40 mi (64 km) northeast of the White Sands Census Designated Place.[4] Part of the White Sands Ranchers of New Mexico vs. United States[5] legal case denied additional Takings Clause remuneration,[6] the ranch includes numerous buildings and a pond on Wsmr S Rt 250.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Decades Later, White Sands Ranchers Remain Bitter About Taking of Land With PM-Nuclear". AP News. June 22, 1988. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "White Sands Census Designated Place (896530)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ "Congressional Reference to the United States Claims Court : Congressional Reference No. 2-84. | WorldCat.org".
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