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Cedro New Mexico Map

Explore Cedro, 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 Cedro, New Mexico

How to Use This Cedro, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.02227
Longitude	-106.353636
Population	416
Density	29.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87059
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Cedro, New Mexico

Cedro is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 416. The population density is 29.8 people per km². Cedro is located at 35.0223°N, 106.3536°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87059.

Cedro emerges from the high desert as a quiet collection of dwellings shadowed by the vast, protected expanse of the Cibola National Forest. It lies 17.4 miles east-southeast of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 104°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-southwest of Edgewood. The landscape here is defined by a rugged, arid composure, where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon, casting long, violet shadows across the terrain of Sabino Canyon. Ponderosa pines cling to the higher elevations, their needles catching the thin, sharp air that drifts down from the distant Sandia Mountains. Four miles away, the dry bed of Tijeras Arroyo carves a vein through the parched ground, marking the path where seasonal waters once dictated the movement of both wildlife and the first human inhabitants.

Cedro retains a modest, solitary character, its history tied to the slow, deliberate work of those who carved a life from the scrubland and timber. The regional economy has long moved away from the intensive logging operations of the past, leaving behind a pace of life that favors quiet self-sufficiency over the clamor of modern commerce. Those who wander the area might trace the remnants of the CCC Trail, a reminder of the disciplined, manual labor that once organized the surrounding wilderness into a managed landscape. Today, the cultural spirit of Cedro persists in the layering of Hispano and Anglo influences, a subtle fusion reflected in the weathered adobe walls and the persistent, aromatic smoke of piñon wood that drifts through the air during the cooling evenings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 271° W · 1.6M acres
Pine Flat Recreation Site, Plo 1663 Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 0.9 mi, 119° SE
Sabino Canyon (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 016° N
Juan Tomas (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 108° E
Sunflower Meadow Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 166° S
Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 057° NE
Carolino Canyon (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 151° SE
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 333° NW
Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 335° NW
Luis Garcia (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 332° NW
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 339° N
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.0 mi, 337° NW · 38k acres
Flat Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 319° NW
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 355° N
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 068° E
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 356° N
Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 286° W
LTV A-7 Corsair (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 286° W
V-750 Dvina (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 286° W
Mig-21 (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 286° W
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 287° W
DTRA Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 280° W
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 326° NW
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 326° NW
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 12.5 mi, 331° NW
Pa-ako ruins (Historic Ruins) — 12.5 mi, 010° N
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 190° S · 37k acres
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 262° W · 1,142 acres
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 21.7 mi, 292° W · 2,949 acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 36.9 mi, 011° N · 1.5M acres

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