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Jarales New Mexico Map

Explore Jarales, 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 Jarales, New Mexico

How to Use This Jarales, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.613116
Longitude	-106.763638
Population	2,042
Density	90.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87002, 87023
Area Code	505
County Seat	Los Lunas
School District	Belen Consolidated Schools

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About Jarales, New Mexico

Jarales is a locality in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,042. The population density is 90.4 people per km². Jarales is located at 34.6131°N, 106.7636°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87002, 87023.

Jarales occupies a quiet expanse of the high desert where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an unrelenting, wide-open sky. It lies 13.4 miles south of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 187°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south-southeast of Belen. The land here holds the subtle, parched geometry of the basin, defined by the slow, rhythmic persistence of the Rio Grande as it carves a verdant line through the otherwise tawny earth. To the west, the distant profile of Picho Hill breaks the flatness, providing a solitary anchor for the eye against the heat-shimmering plains. During the autumn months, the air settles into a crisp stillness that clarifies the edges of every adobe wall and cottonwood branch, turning the light into a heavy, golden syrup that seems to saturate the very dust of the fields.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Jarales, where the legacy of irrigation and ancestral stewardship informs the daily labor of the fields. Small-scale farming and the seasonal rhythm of the harvest define the local economy, keeping the pace of life tethered to the cycles of the soil rather than the frantic momentum of modern commerce. A short distance away, the Belen Waterfowl Management Area offers a sanctuary where the land briefly softens into marsh and reed, providing a necessary respite for migratory life. While the landscape is marked by the deep, silent erosion of Pedro Draw and the occasional, distant glimmer of La Lechusa Tank, the true character of Jarales resides in the unadorned endurance of its people and the quiet, persistent gravity of the desert floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Belen Waterfowl Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 162° S
Casa Colorada Waterfowl Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 176° S
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 356° N
Anna Becker Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 354° N
Dust Bowl Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 202° S
War Cannon (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 007° N
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 180° S · 456k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 087° E · 1.6M acres
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.2 mi, 087° E · 37k acres
Ladron Mountain - Devil's Backbone Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.0 mi, 234° SW
Los Lunas Decalogue Stone (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 312° NW
Sierra Ladrones Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.5 mi, 232° SW · 48k acres
Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.5 mi, 060° NE · 896 acres
Site of historic Isleta Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 013° N
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 125° SE
Tribute to Randall G. Sanders (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 199° S
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 24.4 mi, 117° SE · 980 acres
Abo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 117° SE
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.1 mi, 010° N · 1,142 acres
Hubbell House Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 008° N
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 093° E
Giant Stone Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 28.3 mi, 016° N
San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.8 mi, 207° SW
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 30.4 mi, 102° E
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 30.5 mi, 102° E
Cavalcade of Wings (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 015° N
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 011° N
Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 32.0 mi, 010° N
South Broadway Cultural Center (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 012° N
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.7 mi, 027° NE · 38k acres

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