Hobbs in Lea County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hobbs 9/11 Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2023
1. Hobbs 9/11 Memorial Marker
343 firefighters and 60
police officers who gave
their lives in the World
Trade Center terrorist
attack on Sept. 11, 2001
They sacrificed all of
their tomorrows for
a stranger's today.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
Location. 32° 46.569′ N, 103° 11.955′ W. Memorial is in Hobbs, New Mexico, in Lea County. It is on Jack Gomez Boulevard 0.1 miles west of North Lovington Highway (New Mexico Highway 18), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4825 Jack Gomez Blvd, Hobbs NM 88240, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New Mexico’s Pecos Valley. It is also in the American Southwest, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hobbs Army Air Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Hobbs (approx. 5½ miles away); Llano Estacado (approx. 5½ miles away); Hobbs Discovery Well (approx. 6.9 miles away); Monument (approx. 11.3 miles away); Lovington (approx. 12 miles away); Commercial Hotel (approx. 14.7 miles away); Lea County War Memorial (approx. 14.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hobbs.
Other markers no longer nearby. Myrtle Attaway Farquhar (1900-1972) (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2023
2. Hobbs 9/11 Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
