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Elida New Mexico Map

Explore Elida, 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 Elida, New Mexico

How to Use This Elida, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	33.946753
Longitude	-103.656626
Population	166
Density	62.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88116
Area Code	575
County Seat	Portales
School District	Elida Municipal Schools

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About Elida, New Mexico

Elida is a locality in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 62.7 people per km². Elida is located at 33.9468°N, 103.6566°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Elida is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88116.

Elida sits upon the expansive, sun-bleached expanse of the Llano Estacado, where the horizon stretches into a seamless blur of earth and sky. It lies 24.8 miles southwest of Portales, NM (from Portales, NM: bearing 228°T), and is situated 40.8 miles southwest of Clovis. The landscape around Elida is defined by the subtle, rhythmic depression of Rabbit Hollow to the northwest and the distant, hazy silhouette of Railroad Mountain marking the western skyline. Air here possesses a dry, crystalline clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence post and grain elevator, turning the late afternoon light into a pale, molten gold that spills across the shortgrass prairie. Far to the south, the terrain dips toward the seasonal path of the Cañada del Tule, while the occasional stillness of Bonham Tank offers a rare, reflective surface amidst the pervasive dust and arid brush.

Agriculture serves as the quiet pulse of Elida, with the economy anchored in the seasonal cycles of dryland farming and the grazing of livestock that wander the vast, unfenced-looking pastures. Settlement history here is etched into the modest architecture and the resilient character of those who remain, tethered to a landscape that demands both patience and a quiet fortitude. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the rugged expanse of Gallinas Wells offers a refuge of native flora, standing as a reminder of the high desert’s unyielding nature. Life in Elida moves with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the shifting winds and the heavy, star-drenched silence that descends once the heat of the day finally withdraws into the cooling earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gallinas Wells (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 178° S
Claudell (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 306° NW
Milnesand Fee (Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 131° SE
Portales Recreation Complex (Local Park) — 22.5 mi, 045° NE
Blackwater Draw Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 048° NE
Roosevelt County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 048° NE
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 26.1 mi, 196° S
Oasis State State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 039° NE
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 075° E · 6,478 acres
Mathers Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.5 mi, 196° S · 363 acres
North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 34.1 mi, 270° W
Republic F-84 Thunderjet (Attraction) — 34.8 mi, 034° NE
Aircraft Rescue Training Simulator (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 034° NE
Doc Stewart Memorial (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 031° NE
Explosion Rocks Tolar (Monument) — 39.0 mi, 333° NW
OG Potter Memorial (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 038° NE
Portrail of Billy the Kid (Public Artwork) — 44.0 mi, 316° NW
Neeley Ward School (Historic Ruins) — 44.8 mi, 107° E
Old Frazier Schoolhouse (Historic Ruins) — 45.6 mi, 238° SW
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.0 mi, 241° SW · 50k acres
Salt Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 47.0 mi, 242° SW · 9,723 acres
Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site (Attraction) — 49.5 mi, 317° NW
Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 106° E
Dragonfly Overlook (Viewpoint) — 55.4 mi, 231° SW
Bottomless Lakes State Park (State Park) — 56.1 mi, 224° SW
Benny Douglas Stadium (Stadium) — 56.2 mi, 070° E
Muleshoe Museum (Museum) — 56.8 mi, 070° E
Whiteface Historical Museum (Museum) — 62.4 mi, 119° SE
Walker Aviation Museum (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 229° SW
Helen Devitt Jones Theatre for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 78.5 mi, 109° E

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