Artesia , New Mexico

USA / New Mexico / Artesia /

Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,301 at the 2010 census.

The town assumed its present name in 1903, after the discovery of an artesian aquifer in the area; artesian wells for agriculture flourished in the area until the aquifer became significantly depleted in the 1920s.

www.artesiachamber.com/

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artesia,_New_Mexico

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Coordinates: 32°50'52"N 104°24'53"W

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Ranges and Training Facilities 6.3 km
Brantley Lake State Park 32 km
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park 46 km
Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM/KCNM) 59 km
Guadalupe Mountains 78 km
Queen, New Mexico 79 km
Carlsbad Caverns National Park 82 km
Guadalupe Mountains National Park 113 km
Mescalero Apache Reservation 119 km
Cornudas Mountains 139 km

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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Ranges and Training Facilities Brantley Lake State Park Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM/KCNM) Guadalupe Mountains Queen, New Mexico Carlsbad Caverns National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park Mescalero Apache Reservation Cornudas Mountains