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Encino New Mexico Map

Explore Encino, 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 Encino, New Mexico

How to Use This Encino, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.651178
Longitude	-105.461672
Population	51
Density	9.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88321
Area Code	575
County Seat	Estancia
School District	Vaughn Municipal Schools

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About Encino, New Mexico

Encino is a locality in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 9.9 people per km². Encino is located at 34.6512°N, 105.4617°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Encino is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88321.

Encino occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, serrated edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It lies 66.5 miles south-southwest of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 192°T), and is situated 50.2 miles southeast of Edgewood. Dry grasses ripple in a relentless wind that seems to scour the earth, revealing a landscape of pale soil and scrub that waits patiently for the brief, violent grace of an afternoon thunderstorm. While the terrain appears uniform to the casual traveler, the subtle depression of Lobo Draw creates a slight undulation in the otherwise flat prairie, directing the seasonal runoff that sustains the sparse vegetation. The air here possesses a crystalline clarity, thin and sharp, which renders the distant peaks visible even when they are nearly a hundred miles away, casting long, violet shadows across the plain as the sun begins its slow descent.

Encino traces its identity to the rhythms of the railroad and the resilience of those who carved a living from the unforgiving, arid soil. The economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of ranching and the maintenance of transit routes that have long served as the primary arteries of the region. Life here is measured by the infrequent passage of heavy freight and the quiet persistence of a climate that demands much from the land, far removed from the more humid reaches of the state. Though the nearest water of any volume, such as Santa Barbara Lake or the intermittent flow of Pintada Arroyo, lies miles away, the people of Encino find a distinct stability in the isolation of the plains. A quiet endurance defines the daily experience, where the silence is as profound as the vast, open sky above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 197° S · 1.6M acres
Laguna del Perro Historic Marker (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 262° W
Painted Pig Tank (Public Artwork) — 34.1 mi, 274° W
Estancia Historic Marker (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 282° W
Berkshire Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 283° W
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 40.1 mi, 358° N · 1.5M acres
Roswell crash (Viewpoint) — 40.7 mi, 186° S
Moriarty Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 306° NW
Villanueva State Park (State Park) — 41.7 mi, 008° N
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 42.9 mi, 009° N
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 44.1 mi, 232° SW · 980 acres
Mound 7 (Historic Ruins) — 44.9 mi, 233° SW
View of Circular Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 44.9 mi, 233° SW
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 45.2 mi, 259° W
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 45.3 mi, 259° W
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 47.7 mi, 266° W
Pecos Theatre (Cinema) — 48.3 mi, 065° NE
Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 066° NE
Jesus M Casaus House Historic Site (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 066° NE
Joseph's Restaurant (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 065° NE
Manzano Mountains State Park (State Park) — 49.5 mi, 265° W
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 51.1 mi, 305° NW
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.8 mi, 275° W · 37k acres
Fort Hatch (Historic Castle / Fort) — 54.6 mi, 032° NE
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.5 mi, 015° N · 17k acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.6 mi, 300° NW · 38k acres
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.1 mi, 255° W · 456k acres
Little Black Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 63.8 mi, 204° SW · 15k acres
Stallion Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 71.7 mi, 241° SW · 24k acres
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 78.3 mi, 296° NW · 2,949 acres

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