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Jal New Mexico Map

Explore Jal, 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 Jal, New Mexico

How to Use This Jal, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.113181
Longitude	-103.193513
Population	2,202
Density	176.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88252
Area Code	575
County Seat	Lovington
School District	Jal Public Schools

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About Jal, New Mexico

Jal is a locality in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,202. The population density is 176.3 people per km². Jal is located at 32.1132°N, 103.1935°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Jal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88252.

Jal occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and flat beneath a sky of relentless, pale clarity. It lies 40.9 miles south of Hobbs, NM (from Hobbs, NM: bearing 185°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-northwest of Kermit. The earth here is a mosaic of scrub brush and hard-packed soil, pulling away toward the low, shimmering expanse of Toboso Flats just a few miles to the west. To the distant west, the faint, jagged silhouette of San Simon Ridge haunts the skyline, a reminder of the tectonic weight pressing against the edge of the plains. At dusk, the light loses its harshness, turning the dust into a fine, suspended copper gauze that settles over the low-slung architecture and the quiet, straight lines of the streets. Water is a rare and precious currency in this arid country, with the modest basin of Croft Tank serving as a singular, quiet gathering point for the land’s thin moisture.

Jal grew from the deep, subterranean pulse of the Permian Basin, a settlement defined by the relentless extraction of oil and gas that dictates the rhythm of every workday. The industry provides the town with its lean, utilitarian character, where the hum of pump jacks serves as a low-frequency backdrop to the movement of heavy trucks and the steady labor of the oilfield crews. While the economy remains tethered to the shifting fortunes of the energy sector, the culture is rooted in a tradition of self-reliance, with families having carved out a life in a landscape that offers little shade and demands much endurance. Life here moves with the measured pace of those who understand the temperament of the high desert, far removed from the manicured greenery of distant places like Plaza Park. The legacy of the region is written in the iron and pipe of the fields, a stark, functional history that persists as the sun climbs high and turns the plains into a furnace of shimmering, dry heat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Trail Ahead (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 357° N
Texas Territorial Compromise of 1850 (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 156° SE
Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 136° SE
The Sand Hills (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 128° SE
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 162° S
Winkler County Park (Local Park) — 19.0 mi, 160° S
Winkler County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 19.1 mi, 183° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 22.5 mi, 005° N
Eunice Municipal Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 23.9 mi, 355° N
Hobbs Pbr 19 (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 308° NW
Carlsbad Pbr #26 (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 308° NW
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 36.7 mi, 147° SE
Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 174° S
Pecos River\canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 42.2 mi, 275° W
Pecos River\canyons Complex Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 45.3 mi, 276° W
Permian Playhouse (Theatre) — 49.8 mi, 109° E
Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 50.5 mi, 110° E
West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 201° S
Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena (Attraction) — 51.4 mi, 200° S
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 351° N
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 61.8 mi, 100° E
Denver City Historical Museum (Museum) — 62.8 mi, 020° N
Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 64.0 mi, 110° E
Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site (Attraction) — 64.1 mi, 290° W
Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 64.1 mi, 290° W
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 64.9 mi, 293° NW · 12k acres
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 69.0 mi, 274° W · 46k acres
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 72.5 mi, 275° W · 31k acres
Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 73.3 mi, 275° W · 2,873 acres
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 74.7 mi, 295° NW

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