Chamita New Mexico Map
Chamita, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Chamita, Rio Arriba County.
Interactive Map of Chamita, New Mexico
| City | Chamita |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.0703 |
| Longitude | -106.096968 |
| Population | 867 |
| Density | 83.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Chamita, New Mexico
Chamita is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 867. The population density is 83.1 people per km². Chamita is located at 36.0703°N, 106.0970°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87566.
Chamita lies under a sky that often stretches, vast and pale, over the high desert plains. It lies 27.9 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Española. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and rust bleeding into the pale, scrubby greens of hardy desert plants, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of cottonwood trees lining the arroyos. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and sun-baked earth, and the distant, almost imperceptible murmur of the Rio Chama. The terrain is gently undulating, rising and falling in broad, weathered slopes that speak of ancient, patient erosion, a landscape carved not by sudden violence, but by the slow, persistent hand of wind and water. The history of Chamita is deeply rooted in the fertile ground watered by the Rio Chama, a waterway that has sustained life and agriculture in this region for centuries. This locality, like much of Rio Arriba County, carries the enduring legacy of its early settlers, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of the river and the cultivation of the land. The economy here has long been tied to the soil, with local farmers coaxing crops from the arid earth, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the seasons and the flow of the river. While modern industries have made their mark elsewhere, Chamita retains a quiet character, a sense of enduring connection to its past, where the pace of life still often feels measured by the sun's arc and the changing patterns of the light.
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About This Chamita Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Chamita, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Chamita and Rio Arriba County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Chamita is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Chamita is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
