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Chical New Mexico Map

Explore Chical, 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 Chical, New Mexico

How to Use This Chical, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.865786
Longitude	-106.667091
Population	124
Density	59.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87004, 87068
Area Code	505
County Seat	Bernalillo
School District	Los Lunas Public Schools

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About Chical, New Mexico

Chical is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 59.0 people per km². Chical is located at 34.8658°N, 106.6671°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87004, 87068.

Chical occupies a sun-drenched expanse of high desert where the earth takes on the color of burnt ochre and weathered bone. It lies 10.9 miles northeast of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 47°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-northeast of Bernalillo. The Arroyo Agua Sarca carves a wandering, dusty path through the terrain, its dry bed a persistent reminder of the water that occasionally transforms the landscape into a brief, verdant corridor. To the east, the jagged silhouette of the Sandia Mountains rises against the horizon, their peaks catching the sharp, crystalline light that shifts from pale gold to deep violet as the afternoon wanes. Beyond the immediate scrub and arid brush, the proximity to the Placitas Open Space provides a sanctuary of quiet, uncultivated space, while the distant, shimmering surface of Jemez Canyon Reservoir offers the only significant body of water to interrupt the vast, parched reach of the Cañon del Agua basin.

Chical maintains a steady, deliberate pace that honors the layers of history embedded in its quiet roads and adobe foundations. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, reflecting a heritage defined by the intersection of ancestral ties and the resilience required to thrive in such an unforgiving climate. Residents often look toward the Penasco Blanco Trail for a sense of connection to the wider region, finding a grounding perspective in the long vistas that stretch toward the Sandia Ranger District. Life in Chical persists with a quiet dignity, where the seasonal harvest and the slow movement of shadows across the desert floor dictate the tempo of the day, ensuring that the character of the place remains as enduring and starkly beautiful as the geology that defines it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Site of historic Isleta Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 345° N
Isleta Village Proper Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 335° NW
War Cannon (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 223° SW
Bosque (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 353° N
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.3 mi, 357° N · 1,142 acres
El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 237° SW
Dr. E. A. "Swede" Scholer Regional Recreation Complex (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 010° N
Hubbell House Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 349° N
Pajarito (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 349° N
Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents the Pavilion (State Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 012° N
Giant Stone Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 014° N
Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.4 mi, 112° E · 896 acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 12.8 mi, 112° E · 1.6M acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 013° N
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.0 mi, 114° SE · 37k acres
Cavalcade of Wings (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 013° N
Flame of Hope (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 012° N
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 003° N
Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 001° N
South Broadway Cultural Center (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 005° N
DTRA Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 028° NE
The Wheels Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 004° N
Rosenwald Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 003° N
Mothership Alumni (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 003° N
Nuevo Contemporary (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 003° N
516 Arts (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 003° N
New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 003° N
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 17.0 mi, 343° N · 2,949 acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 037° NE · 38k acres
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.7 mi, 180° S · 456k acres

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