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Jacona New Mexico Map

Explore Jacona, 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 Jacona, New Mexico

How to Use This Jacona, New Mexico Map

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

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	Jacona
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Santa Fe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.890581
Longitude	-106.042245
Population	400
Density	182.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87506
Area Code	505
County Seat	Santa Fe
School District	Pojoaque Valley Public Schools

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About Jacona, New Mexico

Jacona is a locality in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 182.3 people per km². Jacona is located at 35.8906°N, 106.0422°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87506.

Jacona occupies a quiet stretch of the high desert where the Pojoaque River carves a path through the arid landscape. It lies 7.3 miles south-southeast of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southeast of La Mesilla. The horizon is dominated by the distant silhouettes of the Jemez Mountains, standing as silent, jagged sentinels against a sky that turns a bruised, deepening violet at dusk. Near the banks of the Pojoaque River, the soil is dry and fine, shifting underfoot like ancient dust, while the air carries the sharp, clean scent of sagebrush and cooling earth. Only a mile away, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park offers a singular point of stillness in a terrain defined by its rugged, sun-bleached character and the stark contrast of shadow against the pale, earthen walls of local dwellings.

Jacona retains the echoes of centuries of habitation, where the legacy of Pueblo and Hispano cultures manifests in the enduring architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of life. The economy remains tethered to the land and the seasonal rhythms of the chile harvest, a practice that has sustained families here long before modern industry reached the Espanola Valley. Residents look toward the distant Nambe Reservoir for the management of water, a precious resource that dictates the health of the orchards and fields. For those who seek the cooling respite of moving water, the path leads toward Nambe Falls, where the rush of the stream offers a momentary reprieve from the relentless sun. Life in Jacona unfolds with a modest, quiet dignity, governed by the same cycles of light and harvest that have defined this high, thin atmosphere for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 078° E
Pojoaque Tennis Court (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 092° E
Marianne Hornbuckle Fine Art (Gallery) — 1.6 mi, 262° W
Poeh Cultural Center (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 109° E
New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 111° E
Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 113° SE
El Rancho Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 282° W
Santa Fe Canyon Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.2 mi, 228° SW
Sombrillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.2 mi, 027° NE
Jemez Mountains Historic Marker (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 265° W
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 272° W
Maria Montoya Martinez Historic Marker (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 261° W
Camel Rock (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 142° SE
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 6.9 mi, 241° SW · 1.5M acres
Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 348° N
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.2 mi, 344° N
Bond House Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 342° N
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 8.8 mi, 259° W · 34k acres
White Rock Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 240° SW
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 093° E · 222k acres
Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 039° NE
Tsankawi Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 259° W
Navawi Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 253° W
Santa Fe Opera (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 149° SE
Shidoni (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 145° SE
Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 12.9 mi, 052° NE
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 044° NE · 1.4M acres
Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 234° SW · 25k acres
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 23.8 mi, 260° W · 58k acres
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 30.7 mi, 027° NE · 311k acres

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