Explore Agua Fria, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Agua Fria, New Mexico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Mexico or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Agua Fria.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Agua Fria |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Santa Fe County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.661557 |
| Longitude | -106.014788 |
| Population | 2,913 |
| Density | 464.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 87710, 87507 |
| Area Code | 575, 505 |
| County Seat | Santa Fe |
| School District | Santa Fe Public Schools |
Agua Fria reveals itself through the persistent, quiet passage of the Santa Fe River, which carves a modest path through the high desert floor. It lies 5.2 miles west-southwest of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northeast of La Cienega. The landscape surrounding Agua Fria is defined by an expansive, arid clarity, where the earth shifts from dusty ochre to the deep, muted tones of sagebrush and chamisa. To the east, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise against the horizon like a jagged, violet spine, casting long, contemplative shadows as the sun retreats. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain is punctuated by the open spaces of Agua Fria Park, serving as a communal anchor amidst the dry, sun-drenched plains that stretch toward the distant, hazy blue of the Cañada Rincon basin.
Agriculture and small-scale trade have long informed the rhythm of Agua Fria, rooting the local identity in the patient labor of irrigation and the seasonal cycles of the land. Historically, the area functioned as a vital agricultural settlement, where the resilience of Hispano families established a pattern of life that persists in the quiet architecture of low-slung adobe walls and narrow, winding lanes. While the nearby Espanola Ranger District offers a cooler, forested respite, the character of Agua Fria remains tethered to the sun-baked intensity of the valley, where the air often carries the sharp, earthy scent of roasting green chile. Travelers seeking to engage with the topography might venture toward the Atalaya Trail to gain a broader perspective of the region, yet the true essence of the place is found in the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived in harmony with the scarcity and brilliance of the high desert.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Agua Fria, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.661557, -106.014788. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Agua Fria includes the ZIP code (87710, 87507), telephone area code (575, 505), county seat of Santa Fe County (Santa Fe), and school district assignment (Santa Fe Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |