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Datil New Mexico Map

Explore Datil, 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 Datil, New Mexico

How to Use This Datil, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.145059
Longitude	-107.843663
Population	50
Density	10.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87821
Area Code	575
County Seat	Reserve
School District	Quemado Independent Schools

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About Datil, New Mexico

Datil is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 10.3 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 occupies a high-altitude expanse where the thin, crystalline air seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. It lies 78.0 miles southwest of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 234°T), and is situated 54.8 miles west of Socorro. The landscape unfolds as a rugged high-desert plateau, defined by the stark, vertical relief of Crosby Canyon just a mile away, and the distant, weathered silhouettes of the Crosby Mountains rising seven miles to the horizon. Ponderosa pines cling to the slopes of the nearby Cibola National Forest, their needles catching the relentless, honey-colored light that defines the transition between afternoon and dusk. Two miles from the center, the quiet surface of Driveway Tank reflects the immense, cloud-strewn sky, providing a rare point of stillness in a terrain otherwise characterized by arid scrub and volcanic basalt.

Datil maintains an economy rooted in the resilience of the high plains, where ranching traditions have persisted long after the initial settlement of the region. The culture remains spare and functional, reflecting a heritage shaped by the demands of a landscape nineteen miles distant from the seasonal flow of Alamocita Creek. Life in Datil proceeds with a quiet, deliberate cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet deeply connected to the nuances of the soil and the unpredictable temper of the climate. Travelers passing through on the long, lonely stretches of highway encounter a place that values the autonomy of the individual, where the history of the frontier is not a relic displayed in glass, but a daily negotiation with the wind and the sparse, unforgiving beauty of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 358° N · 1.6M acres
Shiva:Shiwana (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 111° E
Very Large Array (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 110° E
Horse Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.7 mi, 237° SW
Horse Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.7 mi, 232° SW · 4,910 acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 22.9 mi, 254° W · 1.8M acres
Withington Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.7 mi, 124° SE · 19k acres
Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 26.1 mi, 203° SW
Continental Divide Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.8 mi, 183° S · 74k acres
Lightning Field (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 330° NW
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.2 mi, 002° N · 263k acres
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.6 mi, 350° N · 62k acres
Bat Cave (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 219° SW
Dobson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 093° E
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 093° E
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 40.0 mi, 348° N · 109k acres
Magdalena Fault Historical Marker (Attraction) — 43.7 mi, 096° E
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.9 mi, 081° E · 456k acres
San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 48.9 mi, 082° E
Alice Kase Memorial Bench (Monument) — 53.5 mi, 095° E
Robert M. Lockhart Plaque (Monument) — 53.6 mi, 095° E
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 015° N
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.9 mi, 115° SE · 114k acres
Garret Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 55.8 mi, 001° N
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 359° N
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 70.9 mi, 060° NE
Mogollon Theater (Theatre) — 75.3 mi, 227° SW
El Cortez Theater (Cinema) — 77.9 mi, 154° SE
The Center Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 77.9 mi, 154° SE
Geronimo Springs Museum (Museum) — 77.9 mi, 154° SE

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