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Chilili New Mexico Map

Explore Chilili, 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 Chilili, New Mexico

How to Use This Chilili, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.889497
Longitude	-106.232802
Population	126
Density	49.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87059
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Chilili, New Mexico

Chilili is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 126. The population density is 49.0 people per km². Chilili is located at 34.8895°N, 106.2328°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87059.

Chilili occupies the rugged, sun-bleached expanse of the Cañon de Chilili, where the earth gives way to high-desert scrub and the quiet persistence of juniper. It lies 26.6 miles east-southeast of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 108°T), and is situated 12.1 miles south of Edgewood. The terrain here is defined by the steady rise of the land toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sandia Mountains, which sharpen against the horizon like jagged flint. To the west, the landscape deepens into the protected reaches of the Cibola National Forest, a sanctuary of pine and shadow that stands in stark contrast to the open, wind-swept plains. When the sun begins its slow descent, the light catches the fine dust in the air, turning the entire valley into a soft, glowing copper that seems to hold the day in place long after the shadows have lengthened.

Chilili carries the weight of a long, layered history, rooted in the hard-won survival of those who first settled these arid slopes to work the land and graze livestock. The local economy persists as a quiet echo of those earlier days, defined by modest agricultural efforts and a slow, deliberate pace that ignores the frantic speed of the modern world. Life in Chilili remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the distant cities, yet connected to the wider region by the intermittent flow of the Cañada de Escabosa. While the more expansive waters of Laguna del Perro lie miles to the east, the inhabitants here have learned to measure their existence by the sparse, precious moisture that sustains the local vegetation and shapes the character of their quiet, enduring home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 197° S · 1.6M acres
Whispering Pines Senior Meal Site (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 313° NW
Juan Tomas (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 339° N
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 198° S
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 240° SW · 37k acres
Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 341° N
Sabino Canyon (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 329° NW
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 008° N
Moriarty Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 053° NE
Berkshire Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 132° SE
Estancia Historic Marker (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 133° SE
Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.2 mi, 244° SW · 896 acres
Happy Firetruck (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 349° N
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 326° NW
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 328° NW
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.4 mi, 328° NW · 38k acres
Flat Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 322° NW
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 337° NW
Manzano Mountains State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 197° S
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 20.5 mi, 190° S · 980 acres
Lucero Structures (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 190° S
Square Kiva (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 190° S
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 190° S
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 339° N
V-750 Dvina (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 306° NW
Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 306° NW
LTV A-7 Corsair (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 306° NW
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 324° NW
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.3 mi, 284° W · 1,142 acres
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 207° SW · 456k acres

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