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Homer C Jones New Mexico Map

Explore Homer C Jones, 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 Homer C Jones, New Mexico

How to Use This Homer C Jones, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Homer C Jones, 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 Homer C Jones.

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	Homer C Jones
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	McKinley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.307104
Longitude	-108.103762
Population	113
Density	175.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87045
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Homer C Jones, New Mexico

Homer C Jones is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 175.2 people per km². Homer C Jones is located at 35.3071°N, 108.1038°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87045.

Homer C Jones emerges from the high desert plateau as a quiet expanse where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the distant silhouette of Salitre Mesa. It lies 39.1 miles east-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 113°T), and is situated 18.0 miles northwest of Grants. Bluewater Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its presence marked by the silver-green ribbon of willows that contrast sharply against the tawny, sun-bleached grasses of the surrounding plains. To the west, the landscape slopes gently toward the Las Tusas Valley, a shallow depression that catches the fleeting shadows of clouds as they drift across the vast, pale sky. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, and as dusk approaches, the light acquires a golden, viscous quality that seems to pause, illuminating the fine dust motes and the rugged, unadorned textures of the soil.

Homer C Jones shares its immediate horizon with the expansive grounds of Bluewater Lake State Park, where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the seasonal shift of the winds than by the frantic pace of the outside world. Economic life here remains tied to the land, drawing from a legacy of ranching and small-scale cultivation that has persisted through generations of Pueblo, Hispano, and Anglo influence. While the Mount Taylor Ranger District looms twelve miles to the east as a dark, forested boundary, the local character remains defined by the open, arid stretches that require a patient endurance from those who make their living here. Residents often travel toward the waters of Monument Lake for respite, yet the true identity of Homer C Jones is found in the everyday, quiet labor of maintaining a life in this high, sun-drenched country, where the history of the region is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the fences, the dusty roads, and the persistent flow of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 201° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 184° S · 1.6M acres
Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.3 mi, 103° E
Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.2 mi, 017° N
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 312° NW
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 315° NW
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 222° SW
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 14.7 mi, 294° NW · 65 acres
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 130° SE
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 127° SE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 127° SE
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 127° SE
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 135° SE
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 180° S · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 20.1 mi, 179° S · 109k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.1 mi, 172° S · 98k acres
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 22.1 mi, 215° SW · 1,040 acres
Atsinna Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 217° SW
Lava Caves (entry forbidden) (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 166° S
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.1 mi, 183° S · 21k acres
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 316° NW
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.0 mi, 185° S · 40k acres
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.8 mi, 298° NW
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.0 mi, 159° S · 62k acres
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 300° NW
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 36.5 mi, 295° NW
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 39.0 mi, 293° NW
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 293° NW
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 134° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 249° W

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