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Jamestown New Mexico Map

Explore Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, New Mexico

How to Use This Jamestown, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.469295
Longitude	-108.439555
Population	317
Density	44.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87347
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Jamestown, New Mexico

Jamestown is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 317. The population density is 44.8 people per km². Jamestown is located at 35.4693°N, 108.4396°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87347.

Jamestown occupies a quiet expanse of high desert where the sun bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone. It lies 17.5 miles east of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 101°T), and is situated 21.2 miles southwest of Crownpoint. The air here holds a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the proximity of Cibola National Forest, which fringes the landscape with the dark, aromatic needles of ponderosa pines. To the west, the rugged depression of Fourmile Canyon carves a deep, shadow-filled scar into the plateau, while the distant, solitary prominence of Mesa Butte stands as a silent sentinel against the shifting violet hues of the horizon. Nearby, the South Fork Puerco River traces a thin, seasonal ribbon through the dust, its course marked by the stubborn persistence of sagebrush and scrub oak that cling to the arroyos.

Jamestown persists as a relic of regional industry, shaped by the hard labor of extraction and the transient nature of the frontier. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the subtle cooling of the temperature as dusk descends, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the plains toward the distant, shimmering surface of Nutria Reservoir Number 2. Economic activity remains tethered to the land, reflecting a history of small-scale settlement where the layers of Pueblo and Anglo influence have settled into a distinct, unpretentious stillness. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the town feels suspended in the amber light, a place where the weight of the high desert sky defines the boundaries of human ambition and the slow, steady pace of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 090° E · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 265° W
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 6.9 mi, 137° SE · 65 acres
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 357° N
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 8.9 mi, 291° W
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 301° NW
Church Rock (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 300° NW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 297° NW
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 112° E
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 110° E
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 286° W
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 123° SE
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 284° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 284° W
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 17.5 mi, 280° W
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 23.0 mi, 151° SE
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 052° NE
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 29.5 mi, 172° S · 1,040 acres
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 261° W
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 35.0 mi, 258° W
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 36.2 mi, 150° SE · 263k acres
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 220° SW
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 36.7 mi, 148° SE · 109k acres
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 37.6 mi, 290° W
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.6 mi, 152° SE · 98k acres
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 39.1 mi, 154° SE · 21k acres
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 123° SE
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 43.1 mi, 158° S · 40k acres
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 51.2 mi, 144° SE · 62k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 70.4 mi, 248° W · 148k acres

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