Pecos, Texas
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city, county seat
Pecos is the largest city and county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is situated in the river valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert and the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas and near the southern border of New Mexico. The population was 9,501 at the 2000 census. The city is a regional commercial center for ranching, oil and gas production and agriculture. The city is most recognized for its association with the local cultivation of cantaloupes. Pecos claims to be the site of the world's first rodeo on July 4, 1883.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos,_Texas
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 31°25'3"N 103°30'3"W
- Monahans, Texas 44 km
- Odessa, Texas 117 km
- Ciudad Juárez 295 km
- El Paso, Texas 304 km
- Torreón 641 km
- La Laguna Metropolitan Area 641 km
- Sierra Vista, Arizona 660 km
- Durango 823 km
- Culiacan 828 km
- San José del Cabo 1109 km
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ/KPEQ) 3.6 km
- Pecos high speed test track 29 km
- Pyote AAF Base (Closed) 36 km
- Bridgestone/Firestone Proving Grounds 67 km
- Monahans Sandhills State Park 69 km
- Red Bluff Lake 73 km
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST/KFST) 79 km
- Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch 81 km
- Oberon Solar and Storage 83 km
- Notrees Wind Farm 89 km