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Carnuel New Mexico Map

Explore Carnuel, 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 Carnuel, New Mexico

How to Use This Carnuel, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.063936
Longitude	-106.457245
Population	1,019
Density	74.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87123
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Carnuel, New Mexico

Carnuel is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,019. The population density is 74.0 people per km². Carnuel is located at 35.0639°N, 106.4572°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87123.

Carnuel occupies a rugged transition between the high desert floor and the steep, pine-shadowed ascent of the Sandia Mountains. It lies 11.1 miles east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 97°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Kirtland AFB. The Tijeras Arroyo cuts a sharp, winding path through the local topography, carving deep into the earth and defining the drainage of Echo Canyon where the land rises in abrupt, sun-bleached ridges. Within the borders of Cibola National Forest, the air holds a crisp, resinous scent of ponderosa pine, and the afternoon light takes on a bruised, golden quality that seems to cling to the adobe-colored slopes. Hikers often depart from the nearby Embudo Trail, moving upward into a landscape where the silence is broken only by the dry rattle of brush and the occasional shifting of loose, ancient stone.

Settlement in Carnuel traces its roots to early land grants, reflecting a long history of Hispano families who carved a life from the arid, challenging terrain. The local economy has evolved from these foundational agrarian roots into a quiet corridor that serves as a gateway between the mountain wilderness and the broader basin below. While modern commerce hums along the nearby thoroughfares, the daily rhythm of Carnuel remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of the high desert. Residents here share a quiet stewardship of the land, maintaining a character shaped by the interplay of deep-rooted cultural traditions and the stark, uncompromising beauty of the surrounding wilderness, where the horizon is dominated by the looming, jagged silhouette of the Sandia Mountains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 068° E · 1.6M acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.5 mi, 014° N · 38k acres
Eye Of The Sandias (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 329° NW
Tres Pistolas (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 040° NE
Route 66/Tijeras Arroyo (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 262° W
Sandia Foothills Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 221° SW
Sandia Foothills (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 299° NW
Foothills Trail (365) (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 285° W
Singing Arrow Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 269° W
Lightning Scarred Tree (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 025° NE
Carlito Springs (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 062° NE
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 077° E
Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 074° E
LTV A-7 Corsair (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 271° W
RIM-2 Terrier (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 272° W
Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 271° W
Mig-21 (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 271° W
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 272° W
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 073° E
Ojito de San Antonio (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 054° NE
DTRA Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 260° W
Microsoft Original Headquarters Plaque (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 278° W
Musical Theatre Southwest Center for Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 279° W
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 353° N
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 043° NE
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 358° N
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 316° NW
Matrix Fine Art (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 277° W
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 15.2 mi, 290° W · 2,949 acres
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 mi, 174° S · 37k acres

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