Alamogordo

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Alamogordo is a city in southern New Mexico known for its proximity to the Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

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Alamogordo, New Mexico 11
Alamogordo canonical 1
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate arid climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Otero County, New Mexico
demographics population in tens of thousands
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1320 meters
about 4330 feet
foundedIn 1898
governingBody City of Alamogordo government
hasAirport Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport
hasAreaCode 575
hasAttraction Alameda Park Zoo
New Mexico Museum of Space History
hasEducationalInstitution New Mexico State University–Alamogordo
hasGovernmentType commission–manager government
hasNearbyEventSite Trinity test site, New Mexico
surface form: Trinity nuclear test site
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation Holloman AFB, New Mexico
surface form: Holloman Air Force Base
hasNearbySite Trinity test site, New Mexico
surface form: Trinity Site
hasPostalCodePrefix 88310
hasZIPCode 88310
88311
historicalEventAssociation first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945
incorporatedIn 1912
isCountySeat true
knownFor association with first atomic bomb test
proximity to Trinity Site
locatedIn New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico
locatedInRegion southern New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedInValley Tularosa Basin region
surface form: Tularosa Basin
locatedOnContinent North America
namedFor cottonwood trees (Spanish: álamo gordo)
near White Sands Missile Range
White Sands National Park
partOf Otero County, New Mexico
primaryLanguage English
region Tularosa Basin region
surface form: Tularosa Basin
secondaryCommonLanguage Spanish
state New Mexico
transportationLink U.S. Route 54 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED

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The Gadget testedNear Alamogordo
White Sands Missile Range near Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Edward Condon birthPlace Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
U.S. Route 70 passesNear Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district containsCity Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park nearestCity Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico seat Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico largestCity Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico containsCity Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site) near Alamogordo
subject surface form: White Sands Space Harbor
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
U.S. Highway 70 passesNear Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Tularosa Basin region contains Alamogordo
this entity surface form: city of Alamogordo
White Sands National Park Visitor Center locatedNear Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Lake Lucero locatedNear Alamogordo
this entity surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico