White Sands Ranch

White Sands Ranch ^[1] ( 32°44′50″N106°08′35″W / 32.74722°N 106.14306°W / 32.74722; -106.14306 ) 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

1. "Decades Later, White Sands Ranchers Remain Bitter About Taking of Land With PM-Nuclear". AP News . June 22, 1988. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
2. "White Sands Census Designated Place (896530)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 16, 2013.
3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
4. Google Maps
5. "Congressional Reference to the United States Claims Court : Congressional Reference No. 2-84. | WorldCat.org".
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