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City of the Sun New Mexico Map

Explore City of the Sun, 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 City of the Sun, New Mexico

How to Use This City of the Sun, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for City of the Sun, 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 City of the Sun.

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	City of the Sun
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Luna County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	31.8466
Longitude	-107.6504
Population	33
Density	50.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88029
Area Code	575
County Seat	Deming
School District	Deming Public Schools

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About City of the Sun, New Mexico

City of the Sun is a locality in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 33. The population density is 50.4 people per km². City of the Sun is located at 31.8466°N, 107.6504°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88029.

City of the Sun occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky of unrelenting, pale intensity. It lies 29.8 miles south-southeast of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 168°T), and is situated 59.4 miles west of Santa Teresa. The terrain around City of the Sun is defined by the subtle, scrub-dusted topography of an arid basin, punctuated by the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Little Florida Mountains that rise like broken teeth against the southern haze. To the north, the earth dips into the quiet, eroded folds of Rascon Canyon, while the landscape remains largely parched, save for the occasional, shimmering mirage that dances above the gravel plains. During the twilight hours, the light undergoes a curious transformation, turning the dust of the valley into a fine, golden powder that seems to suspend the world in a momentary, breathless amber.

Pancho Villa State Park marks the immediate boundary of human activity, standing as a quiet sentinel that connects the present sprawl to a history of border movement and regional transition. The local economy relies on the steady, quiet pulse of trade and the resilience of those who cultivate life in a region where water is a luxury, often sought in the distant depths of Big Tank. City of the Sun maintains a character forged by the blending of varied cultural influences, a place where the daily rhythm is dictated not by the frenetic pace of larger hubs, but by the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the plains. Here, the architecture is low and grounded, reflecting a pragmatism born of the harsh sun, while the stillness of the afternoon suggests a long-standing patience inherent to those who have made their lives in this demanding, open space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Susan Parks Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 155° SE
Pancho Villa State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 163° S
Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.6 mi, 003° N · 22k acres
Florida Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.8 mi, 003° N
West Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.7 mi, 090° E · 4,086 acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 17.8 mi, 088° E · 574k acres
Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.8 mi, 088° E · 118k acres
Whitethorn Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.2 mi, 056° NE · 10k acres
Rockhound State Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 006° N
Luna County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 348° N
Seaman Field House Historic Site (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 348° N
Christ Light Community Church (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 348° N
Provenance Cone Rubbing Rocks (Viewpoint) — 31.1 mi, 044° NE
Hachita Historic Marker (Monument) — 39.8 mi, 277° W
Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus (Monument) — 40.8 mi, 234° SW
Big Hatchet Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 42.1 mi, 248° W
Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 54.5 mi, 353° N
Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 54.9 mi, 057° NE
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (National Monument) — 55.6 mi, 050° NE · 5,262 acres
Fountain Theatre (Cinema) — 58.2 mi, 059° NE
Paleozoic Trackways Site (Historic Ruins) — 58.2 mi, 050° NE
Rio Grande Theatre (Theatre) — 60.3 mi, 058° NE
M. Phillip's Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 60.3 mi, 058° NE
Old Main (Historic Ruins) — 60.5 mi, 060° NE
NMSU University Museum (Museum) — 60.6 mi, 060° NE
New Mexico State University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 60.7 mi, 060° NE
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 61.5 mi, 358° N · 2.7M acres
Franklin High School Stadium (Stadium) — 64.4 mi, 089° E
DIY Workshop El Paso (Arts Centre) — 68.3 mi, 095° E
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 78.2 mi, 253° W · 1.7M acres

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