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Hillsboro New Mexico Map

Explore Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, New Mexico

How to Use This Hillsboro, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.920907
Longitude	-107.566974
Population	140
Density	25.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88042
Area Code	575
County Seat	Truth or Consequences
School District	Truth or Consequences Schools

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About Hillsboro, New Mexico

Hillsboro is a locality in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 140. The population density is 25.3 people per km². Hillsboro is located at 32.9209°N, 107.5670°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88042.

Hillsboro commands the dry, sun-drenched expanse of the high desert, defined by the persistent presence of Percha Creek as it carves a path through the arid earth. It lies 46.4 miles north-northeast of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 14°T), and is situated 23.2 miles southwest of Truth or Consequences. The landscape here is characterized by the rugged, weathered terrain that transitions from the low-lying basin of Snake Gulch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mimbres Mountains rising eleven miles to the west. A singular clarity of light defines the afternoons, turning the dust into a fine, golden powder that settles over the hardy scrub and rocky outcrops. To the west, the foothills climb steadily toward the expansive, pine-studded elevations of the Gila National Forest, where the air grows noticeably sharper and cooler against the heat of the plains.

Hillsboro emerged from the raw ambition of mining prospectors who sought fortune in the surrounding hills, leaving behind a legacy of stone and adobe that persists in the quiet rhythm of the modern day. The economy has long since shifted from the erratic pulse of precious metals to a more deliberate pace, where local artisans and small-scale agriculture take precedence over industrial scale. The streetscape remains marked by the textures of its original frontier architecture, standing as a quiet record of the families who stayed long after the veins of ore were exhausted. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the high desert, where the stillness of the landscape is interrupted only by the seasonal flow of the creek or the distant, quiet reflection of Lost Tank, which holds the sparse moisture of the region in its steady, unmoving basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Range Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 208° SW
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 3.8 mi, 256° W · 2.7M acres
Percha Bank Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 268° W
Aldo Leopold Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 315° NW · 204k acres
Emory Pass Vista (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 266° W
Caballo Lake State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 095° E
Lake Valley (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 180° S
Caballo Mountains Historic Marker (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 081° E
Percha Dam State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 101° E
Acklin Store Historic Site (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 252° W
Palomas Gap (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 065° NE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 051° NE
Hamilton Military Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 051° NE
Carrie TIngley Historic Marker (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 051° NE
The Center Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 051° NE
El Cortez Theater (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 051° NE
Geronimo Springs Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 051° NE
Whitmore Cabin (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 314° NW
Mimbres Heritage Cultural Center (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 257° W
Cookes Range Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 25.3 mi, 199° S
Cooke's Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.4 mi, 201° S · 20k acres
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.5 mi, 293° NW · 560k acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 30.4 mi, 148° SE · 574k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 37.0 mi, 010° N · 1.6M acres
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 257° W
Silver CIty Museum (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 256° W
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 257° W
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 43.9 mi, 298° NW · 1,148 acres
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 63.2 mi, 093° E · 148k acres
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.8 mi, 036° NE · 114k acres

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