Datil New Mexico Map
Datil, 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 Datil, Catron County.
Interactive Map of Datil, New Mexico
| City | Datil |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Catron |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 34.145059 |
| Longitude | -107.843663 |
| Population | 17 |
| Density | 3.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Datil, New Mexico
Datil is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 3.3 people per km². Datil is located at 34.1451°N, 107.8437°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87821.
Datil lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a wide canvas painted with the muted ochres and dusty greens of high desert scrub. It lies 89.3 miles south-west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 228°T), and is situated 34.4 miles west of Magdalena. The land here is a study in patient erosion, where the wind has carved subtle hollows and smoothed the rough edges of ancient rock, leaving behind a terrain of wide mesas and shallow arroyos that sing with the dry rustle of sagebrush. The air, especially in the long afternoons, carries a faint, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant piñon, a fragrance that settles deep into the lungs and stills the hurried pulse. Even the shadows possess a certain weight, pooling in the creases of the land as the sun begins its slow descent, casting the volcanic plugs and distant mountain ranges into stark, dramatic relief. This is a place where the past is not so much buried as it is a visible stratum beneath the present, a story whispered by the remnants of a bygone era of ranching and a fleeting flirtation with mining. The economy of Datil, now, is a quiet hum of self-sufficiency, where the land is worked with a deep respect, and the days unfold with a deliberate, unhurried grace. Long-ago dreams of boomtown prosperity have settled into the enduring reality of a landscape that demands resilience and a keen understanding of its rhythms, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their lives on this wide, open stage. The silence here is not empty, but rather filled with the subtle sounds of the natural world, a constant, gentle reminder of Datil's place within the grander, wilder sweep of the American Southwest.
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About This Datil Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Datil, 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 Datil and Catron County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Datil 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 Datil 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. |
