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Algodones New Mexico Map

Explore Algodones, 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.

Interactive Map of Algodones, New Mexico

How to Use This Algodones, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Algodones, 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 Algodones.

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	Algodones
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Sandoval County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.370711
Longitude	-106.488878
Population	720
Density	38.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87001
Area Code	505
County Seat	Bernalillo
School District	Bernalillo Public Schools

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About Algodones, New Mexico

Algodones is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 720. The population density is 38.0 people per km². Algodones is located at 35.3707°N, 106.4889°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87001.

Algodones occupies a quiet stretch of high desert where the earth wears the muted, sun-baked colors of ochre and sage. It lies 14.6 miles northeast of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 46°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northeast of Bernalillo. The Rio Grande flows through the lowlands here, a ribbon of shadowed green cutting through the arid plains that extend toward the distant, serrated silhouette of the Sandia Mountains. Mornings in Algodones often arrive with a crystalline clarity, the light sharpening the edges of the distant horizon and casting long, thin shadows across the cracked, thirsty soil. To the north, the terrain rises toward the rugged reaches of the Cañon del Agua, while the nearby Placitas Open Space offers a sanctuary of silence where the wind moves through dry grasses with a sound like shifting sand.

History lingers in the adobe architecture, a testament to the layers of settlement that have shaped the character of Algodones over many generations. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the land, defined by small-scale agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the harvest that have sustained families since long before modern transit corridors tightened their grip on the valley. Travelers passing through may find themselves drawn to the stillness of the Jemez Canyon Reservoir nearby, or perhaps seeking the solitude found on the Palomas Trail. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the influence of diverse traditions that blend seamlessly into the daily routine, leaving the residents to measure their time by the slow arc of the sun and the changing hues of the desert sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

La Angostura (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 310° NW
Placitas Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 164° S
Jemez Canyon Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 285° W
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.6 mi, 180° S · 1.6M acres
Bernalillo Watershed Addition, Plo 3839 10/4/1965 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 180° S · 1,700 acres
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 183° S · 2,412 acres
Bernalillo Watershed Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.6 mi, 183° S
Site of historic Kuaua Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 234° SW
Las Placitas Historic Marker (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 169° S
Marian Shrine (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 220° SW
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 165° S · 38k acres
BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 253° W
Nature Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 226° SW
Ball Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.3 mi, 076° E
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 227° SW
V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Hall (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 245° SW
Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 216° SW
Corrales Bosque Gallery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 216° SW
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 168° S
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 178° S
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 173° S
La Cueva Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 196° S
Rio Rancho Premiere (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 233° SW
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 154° SE
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 194° S
Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 222° SW
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 17.2 mi, 347° N · 1.5M acres
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 17.3 mi, 222° SW · 2,949 acres
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 18.7 mi, 008° N · 5,404 acres
Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.9 mi, 018° N · 25k acres

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