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Chamizal New Mexico Map

Explore Chamizal, 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 Chamizal, New Mexico

How to Use This Chamizal, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.217567
Longitude	-106.91364
Population	51
Density	44.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87828
Area Code	575
County Seat	Socorro
School District	Socorro Consolidated Schools

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About Chamizal, New Mexico

Chamizal is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 44.6 people per km². Chamizal is located at 34.2176°N, 106.9136°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87828.

Chamizal stretches across a sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor meets the persistent, dry heat of a scrub-dotted horizon. It lies 41.9 miles south-southwest of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 194°T), and is situated 11.1 miles north of Socorro. The landscape rises in subtle, rhythmic swells toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cerritos de las Minas, a range that catches the violet hues of twilight long after the valley has dimmed. Near the settlement, the San Lorenzo Arroyo cuts a deep, erratic vein through the earth, directing the seasonal flow toward the San Lorenzo Settling Basin. The air here carries a crystalline dryness, sharpening the edges of every sagebrush and yucca, while the light at dusk turns the dusty ground into a field of bruised gold and copper.

Chamizal keeps a deliberate pace, defined by the quiet labor of those who manage the vast, parched acreage and the ecological stewardship of the nearby Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Life here is measured by the seasonal migrations of wildlife and the slow, necessary work of maintaining irrigation systems that draw from the surrounding basin. While Hidden Tank remains a distant, quiet presence ten miles away, the daily rhythm of the local economy is anchored to the resilience of the land and the endurance of those who cultivate it. History in Chamizal is not written in grand monuments, but in the way the soil shifts and settles, holding the memory of generations who adapted to the stark, beautiful demands of this high desert terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 315° NW · 456k acres
Ladron Mountain - Devil's Backbone Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.5 mi, 270° W
Veranito Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.9 mi, 136° SE · 7,292 acres
San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 290° W
La Joya Waterfowl Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 029° NE
Tribute to Randall G. Sanders (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 012° N
Presilla Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.7 mi, 157° SE · 7,946 acres
EMRTC Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 181° S
Alice Kase Memorial Bench (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 180° S
Robert M. Lockhart Plaque (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 179° S
Jumbo Fragment (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 174° S
Magdalena Fault Historical Marker (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 226° SW
Bernalillo Waterfowl Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 021° N
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 14.7 mi, 232° SW · 1.6M acres
Dobson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 250° W
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.0 mi, 180° S · 114k acres
Chupadera Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.0 mi, 180° S · 5,442 acres
San Pasqual Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.5 mi, 168° S · 20k acres
Dust Bowl Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 017° N
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 015° N
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 34.0 mi, 063° NE · 980 acres
Reoccupation Plazuela (Historic Ruins) — 34.6 mi, 062° NE
Abo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 34.6 mi, 062° NE
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 43.7 mi, 061° NE
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 43.7 mi, 061° NE
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 43.8 mi, 053° NE
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 59.1 mi, 233° SW · 2.7M acres
Cavalcade of Wings (Museum) — 59.9 mi, 016° N
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 60.5 mi, 014° N
Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 60.6 mi, 014° N

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