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Brimhall Nizhoni New Mexico Map

Explore Brimhall Nizhoni, 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 Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico

How to Use This Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.791711
Longitude	-108.62968
Population	286
Density	6.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87310
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Brimhall Nizhoni, New Mexico

Brimhall Nizhoni is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 6.8 people per km². Brimhall Nizhoni is located at 35.7917°N, 108.6297°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87310.

Brimhall Nizhoni emerges from the high desert floor as a place where the earth takes on the color of burnt ochre and dried sage. It lies 17.5 miles north-northeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 19°T), and is situated 24.3 miles east of Fort Defiance. The horizon is defined by the silhouette of Dzil Nda Kai Mountain, a solitary sentinel rising six miles away to anchor the vast, arid expanse. Below, the land fractures into the deep, winding shadows of Pumpkin Canyon, while the intermittent pulse of Dye Brush Wash carves a shallow, stony path through the scrubland just one mile from the center of activity. The air here holds a crystalline thinness that sharpens the edges of every rock and bush, especially when the late afternoon sun turns the dust into a fine, suspended gold that seems to hang motionless above the plains.

Brimhall Nizhoni carries the weight of a landscape shaped by long-standing traditions of land stewardship and the quiet persistence of those who navigate its rugged demands. Economic life remains tethered to the rhythms of the terrain, where agricultural practices and local trade have evolved alongside the shifting needs of the region. Residents often travel toward City Park, located seventeen miles away, to find communal respite, yet the daily pace remains dictated by the sun’s arc rather than the ticking of a clock. Even the distant waters of Red Lake, twenty-four miles away, serve as a reminder of the scarcity that defines the character of Brimhall Nizhoni, where every drop of moisture and every acre of grazing land is understood as a vital, finite inheritance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Church Rock (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 176° S
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 175° S
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 148° SE
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 177° S
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 191° S
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 199° S
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 199° S
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.2 mi, 199° S
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.2 mi, 173° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 20.0 mi, 199° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 22.0 mi, 169° S · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 168° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 252° W
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 26.3 mi, 250° W
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 30.0 mi, 105° E
Kin Bineola (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 062° NE
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 151° SE · 65 acres
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.4 mi, 218° SW
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 218° SW
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.4 mi, 034° NE · 48k acres
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 142° SE
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.5 mi, 056° NE · 7,233 acres
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 51.7 mi, 194° S
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 264° W
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 53.6 mi, 164° S · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 60.8 mi, 152° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 61.4 mi, 151° SE · 109k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 63.0 mi, 152° SE · 98k acres
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 63.8 mi, 154° SE · 21k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 73.2 mi, 228° SW · 148k acres

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