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Dexter New Mexico Map

Explore Dexter, 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 Dexter, New Mexico

How to Use This Dexter, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	33.197328
Longitude	-104.37302
Population	1,074
Density	568.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88230
Area Code	575
County Seat	Roswell
School District	Dexter Consolidated Schools

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About Dexter, New Mexico

Dexter is a locality in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,074. The population density is 568.8 people per km². Dexter is located at 33.1973°N, 104.3730°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Dexter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88230.

Dexter occupies a broad, sun-drenched expanse of the Pecos Valley where the horizon stretches wide and thin under a relentless, crystalline sky. It lies 16.1 miles south-southeast of Roswell, NM (from Roswell, NM: bearing 147°T), and is situated 24.6 miles north of Artesia. The landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned presence of flat, irrigated farmland that gives way to arid scrubland, interrupted only by the shimmering surface of Lake Van a single mile from the center. Beyond the fields, the distant silhouette of Sixmile Hill marks the far edge of the basin, a faint, jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient upheaval. The air here carries a dry, parched clarity, and as dusk descends, the light turns the dust into a fine, golden haze that seems to suspend the world in a quiet, amber stillness.

Dexter remains a place anchored by the rhythmic demands of agriculture, where the legacy of the soil dictates the pace of the days and the character of the people. Water drawn from the Pecos River two miles to the east sustains the fields, fueling an economy that has long turned on the seasonal cycles of harvest and growth. A short distance away, the Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern provides a vital refuge for migratory life, offering a stark, wild contrast to the orderly rows of crops that define the surrounding acreage. The history of Dexter is etched in the resilience of those who cultivate this demanding terrain, maintaining a life that is as pragmatic as it is deeply connected to the shifting hues of the high plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.4 mi, 024° NE
Bottomless Lakes State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 014° N
Walker Aviation Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 312° NW
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.1 mi, 353° N · 50k acres
Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 178° S
Roswell Cave Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.8 mi, 359° N
Snow Goose Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 350° N
R H Goddard's Launch Tower (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 329° NW
POW/MIA Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 328° NW
Berlin Wall Fragment (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 328° NW
Iron Cross (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 328° NW
Huey Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 175° S
The Rustler (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 184° S
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 184° S
Heritage Walkway (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 184° S
William Baskin House Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 184° S
Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 184° S
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Centre (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 184° S
Salt Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 mi, 359° N · 9,723 acres
Old Frazier Schoolhouse (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 005° N
Atlas Missile Site 579-11 (Historic Ruins) — 30.2 mi, 337° NW
Brantley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.7 mi, 174° S
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 42.4 mi, 179° S
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 45.0 mi, 175° S · 12k acres
La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 52.7 mi, 173° S
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 53.1 mi, 294° NW · 1.1M acres
Capitan Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.8 mi, 298° NW · 36k acres
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 61.8 mi, 106° E
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 69.0 mi, 181° S · 46k acres
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 71.2 mi, 278° W

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