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Capulin New Mexico Map

Explore Capulin, 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 Capulin, New Mexico

How to Use This Capulin, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	36.746498
Longitude	-104.00213
Population	61
Density	15.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87017, 88414
Area Code	505, 575
County Seat	Clayton
School District	Des Moines Municipal Schools

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About Capulin, New Mexico

Capulin is a locality in Union County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 15.9 people per km². Capulin is located at 36.7465°N, 104.0021°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87017, 88414.

Capulin commands a vast, high-altitude landscape where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It lies 104.8 miles northeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 41°T), and is situated 27.1 miles east-southeast of Raton. The earth here is defined by the volcanic legacy of Capulin Volcano National Monument, a cinder cone that rises abruptly from the plains to assert its dominance over the thin, clear air. Nearby, the modest waters of Capulin Lake and the intermittent flow of Pinabete Creek provide the only relief to a terrain otherwise characterized by arid, open grasslands. As dusk falls, the light softens into a bruised violet, casting long, stark shadows across the grasses and emphasizing the quiet, imposing solitude of the plateau.

History in Capulin remains etched into the dusty persistence of the local economy, which relies heavily on ranching and the slow, steady rhythm of agricultural life. Travelers occasionally traverse the historic path of Fort Union Road, a reminder of the era when this region served as a vital artery for trade and movement across the frontier. Farther away, the deeper depressions of Rattlesnake Draw cut through the soil, revealing the geological layers that have long supported the scattered, hardworking families of the high desert. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, governed by the seasonal cycles of the land and the endurance of those who have carved a living from the basalt-rich earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Capulin Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 2.3 mi, 027° NE · 791 acres
Folsom Museum Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 034° NE
Sugarite Canyon State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 304° NW
Lake Dorothey State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.1 mi, 311° NW
South Finial (Public Artwork) — 26.5 mi, 294° NW
James M. John State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.3 mi, 312° NW
New Mexico / Colorado state line (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 303° NW
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 251° W · 5,926 acres
Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 35.5 mi, 035° NE · 444k acres
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 36.6 mi, 184° S · 137k acres
Trinidad Lake State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 312° NW
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 316° NW
Old Colfax County Courhouse (Monument) — 42.2 mi, 231° SW
The Ludlow Massacre (Monument) — 42.8 mi, 321° NW
Hogback (Historic Ruins) — 44.0 mi, 355° N
Brown Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 45.6 mi, 352° N
Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site (Attraction) — 49.7 mi, 114° SE
Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 252° W
Carson Other (National Forest) — 55.9 mi, 272° W · 101k acres
Welcome Wagon (Attraction) — 56.1 mi, 250° W
Base Camp View (Viewpoint) — 56.9 mi, 250° W
San Isabel National Forest (National Forest) — 65.2 mi, 311° NW · 1.1M acres
Spanish Peaks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 65.9 mi, 311° NW · 19k acres
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 70.8 mi, 260° W
Huerfano Heritage Center (Museum) — 74.3 mi, 325° NW
Sabinoso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 75.5 mi, 198° S · 22k acres
Francisco Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 76.5 mi, 314° NW
Little Red School House (Museum) — 77.4 mi, 268° W

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