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Bluewater New Mexico Map

Explore Bluewater, 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 Bluewater, New Mexico

How to Use This Bluewater, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.324306
Longitude	-108.205991
Population	174
Density	5.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	88351, 87323
Area Code	575, 505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Bluewater, New Mexico

Bluewater is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 174. The population density is 5.7 people per km². Bluewater is located at 35.3243°N, 108.2060°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88351, 87323.

Bluewater occupies a high, arid expanse where the land stretches toward the horizon in muted shades of sage and sun-bleached sandstone. It lies 35.1 miles east-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 115°T), and is situated 19.0 miles west-northwest of Milan. The terrain is defined by the deep, shadowed fissures of Pine Canyon and the persistent, quiet presence of Cottonwood Creek, which carves a narrow ribbon of green through the dry, fractured earth. To the west, the silhouette of McKenzie Ridge rises against the vast sky, its rugged spine offering a stark boundary to the basin. Bluewater Lake rests nearby, a still body of water that mirrors the intensity of the New Mexican light, its surface often glass-smooth in the early hours before the wind begins to stir the dust of the high desert.

Bluewater persists as a place where the rhythm of life aligns with the seasonal demands of the high country and the legacy of agricultural stewardship. The presence of Bluewater Lake State Park draws those who seek the quietude of the basin, providing a focal point for recreation that contrasts with the surrounding, rugged silence. Beyond the immediate reach of the park, the economy remains tethered to the land, influenced by the slow, deliberate pace of life found within the orbit of the Mount Taylor Ranger District. Here, the history of the region is written in the layers of the soil and the endurance of those who have worked this terrain, where the air grows cold and thin as the sun retreats behind the distant, jagged profiles of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 029° NE
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 180° S · 1.6M acres
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 347° N
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 351° N
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 9.0 mi, 301° NW · 65 acres
Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 102° E
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 192° S
Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.6 mi, 051° NE
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 20.4 mi, 200° S · 1,040 acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 297° NW
Atsinna Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 203° SW
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 324° NW
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 21.8 mi, 167° S · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 22.2 mi, 164° S · 109k acres
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 123° SE
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 121° SE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 121° SE
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 121° SE
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.0 mi, 165° S · 98k acres
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 25.2 mi, 302° NW
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.5 mi, 172° S · 21k acres
Lava Caves (entry forbidden) (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 155° SE
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 303° NW
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.2 mi, 175° S · 40k acres
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 30.8 mi, 297° NW
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 33.2 mi, 295° NW
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 295° NW
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.5 mi, 151° SE · 62k acres
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 244° SW
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 45.5 mi, 130° SE

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