Playas
in Hidalgo County of New Mexico, United States

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
31.917 and -108.534 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 31° 55' 0" and W -108° 32' 1"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:22 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Denver
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:14 am and 8:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-17 08:07:57

Discover Playas

Playas in Hidalgo County (New Mexico) with it's 74 citizens is a city in United States about 1,828 mi (or 2,942 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Local time in Playas is now 05:22 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Denver with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Playas, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United States is Grant County Airport in a distance of 54 mi (or 88 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lordsburg, Deming, Silver City, Agua Prieta and Clifton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 15%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 6% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 17th of May 2024

31°C (87 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

29°C (84 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

29°C (84 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Few clouds, strong breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Bentley's Presents: 400 New Mexico Tech Playas Training & Research Center Auction Lot #'s 1 - 80

Published: September 22, 2014
Length: 56:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Neil Bentley


Demonstration of the Tactical Game Innovation (TAGINN) R2BS grenade

Published: April 13, 2015
Length: 18:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: The Frog

I did a quick demonstration of the Tactical Game Innovation R2BS grenade at AMS Operation Copperhead. The grenade works as a flashbang and also expels 200 BBs in all directions. I recommend...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Playas, New Mexico

Playas was a small unincorporated town in Hidalgo County, the "bootheel" of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is a former company town, named after a nearby former settlement along the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was developed by the Phelps Dodge Corporation in the 1970s for several hundred employees of its then-new Playas Copper Smelter, located ten miles south of the development.

Located at 31.9167, -108.534 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towns in New Mexico, Company towns in the United States, Mining communities in New Mexico, United States Department of Homeland Security, Geography of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, History of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Populated places established in the 1970s