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Golden Acres New Mexico Map

Explore Golden Acres, 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 Golden Acres, New Mexico

How to Use This Golden Acres, New Mexico Map

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

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	Golden Acres
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Cibola County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.21012
Longitude	-107.910208
Population	144
Density	60.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87020
Area Code	505
County Seat	Grants
School District	Grants-Cibola County Schools

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About Golden Acres, New Mexico

Golden Acres is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 60.6 people per km². Golden Acres is located at 35.2101°N, 107.9102°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87020.

Golden Acres holds the high-desert light in a steady, amber grip, revealing a landscape defined by the stark silhouette of Black Mesa rising three miles to the horizon. It lies 51.8 miles east-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 115°T), and is situated 5.5 miles northwest of Grants. The earth here is a palette of iron-red clay and pale, sun-bleached scrub, sloping toward the quiet, intermittent flow of San Mateo Creek. To the west, the cooling shade of the Cibola National Forest breathes a sharper, pine-scented air into the valley, tempering the dry heat that otherwise settles over the sagebrush. As dusk arrives, the shadow of Black Mesa stretches long and violet across the plains, turning the dusty expanse into a quiet, meditative theater of shifting grays and ochres.

Golden Acres carries the weight of a frontier history that lingers in the weathered adobe walls and the deliberate, slow-moving pace of daily life. The regional economy remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the seasonal rhythm of ranching and the modest stewardship of the nearby Mount Taylor Ranger District. While life moves with the quiet persistence of the arid seasons, the proximity of Pole Canyon offers a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this rugged territory. Residents of Golden Acres look toward the distant, hazy outlines of the landscape, finding a communal identity in the resilience required to thrive within such an uncompromising and beautiful expanse of New Mexico.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 270° W · 1.6M acres
Joshephine Elkins Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 153° SE
Miradal Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 162° S
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 154° SE
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 142° SE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 141° SE
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 141° SE
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 158° S · 263k acres
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 163° S
Grants Historic Marker (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 139° SE
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 7.5 mi, 144° SE · 109k acres
Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.2 mi, 310° NW
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 298° NW
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.8 mi, 166° S · 21k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.7 mi, 168° S · 98k acres
Lava Caves (entry forbidden) (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 198° S
Garret Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 166° S
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 263° W
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 169° S · 62k acres
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 306° NW
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 mi, 188° S · 40k acres
Phillips 66 Gas Station (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 114° SE
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 26.2 mi, 245° SW · 1,040 acres
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 139° SE
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.6 mi, 299° NW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 300° NW
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 49.3 mi, 297° NW
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 51.7 mi, 295° NW
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 51.7 mi, 295° NW
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 260° W

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