La Plata New Mexico Map
Explore La Plata, 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 La Plata, New Mexico
How to Use This La Plata, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Plata, 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 La Plata.
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 | La Plata |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | San Juan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.896404 |
| Longitude | -108.200795 |
| Population | 2,105 |
| Density | 36.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 87418, 87401 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Aztec |
| School District | Farmington Municipal Schools |
About La Plata, New Mexico
La Plata is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,105. The population density is 36.7 people per km². La Plata is located at 36.8964°N, 108.2008°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87418, 87401.La Plata defines the character of the high desert through the persistent, winding presence of the La Plata River, which carves a ribbon of life across the arid floor. It lies 13.9 miles north of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 6°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northwest of Bloomfield. The landscape expands in shades of sage and dusty ochre, framed on the far horizon by the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the San Juan Mountains. To the east, the rugged topography of Coalbank Canyon breaks the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the flatter stretches of terrain where the light at dusk turns the very air into something thick, amber, and still. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the ground hardens into a mosaic of dry earth and low-slung brush, maintaining a quiet, ancient integrity that seems indifferent to the passage of clocks.
La Plata carries the quiet industry of an agrarian heritage, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow, deliberate work of the fields. The nearby River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a testament to the preservation of this delicate riparian corridor, protecting the vital intersection of water and land that has sustained regional inhabitants for generations. While the occasional traveler might pass through on their way toward the shimmering expanse of Jackson Lake, the daily life here remains anchored in the traditions of the soil. The legacy of diverse cultural influences lingers in the architecture and the local pace, creating a stillness that feels less like isolation and more like a profound, intentional pause in the landscape.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.5 mi, 148° SE
- Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 190° S
- Lions Wilderness Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 162° S
- Energy Dance (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 169° S
- Gatsch Theatre/Central Classrooms (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 169° S
- Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 169° S
- Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 169° S
- Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 338° N
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 177° S
- Indian Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 325° NW
- Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 11.4 mi, 112° E · 265 acres
- Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 185° S
- American Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 115° SE
- Lehmer Lookout (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 183° S
- Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 115° SE
- Daws-Keys House Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 113° SE
- Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.3 mi, 254° W
- US HW 550 end (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 137° SE
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 094° E
- Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 23.4 mi, 341° N · 53k acres
- Mesa Verde Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 340° N · 8,516 acres
- Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.5 mi, 343° N · 6,266 acres
- Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.1 mi, 349° N · 7,331 acres
- San Juan Fishing Easement (Nature Reserve) — 27.9 mi, 104° E
- San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 29.9 mi, 004° N · 1.9M acres
- Rail Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 034° NE
- The Gaslight Theater (Cinema) — 31.2 mi, 034° NE
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.8 mi, 176° S · 48k acres
- Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 38.3 mi, 322° NW · 183k acres
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 45.8 mi, 090° E · 1.4M acres
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About This La Plata Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Plata, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.896404, -108.200795. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for La Plata includes the ZIP code (87418, 87401), telephone area code (505), county seat of San Juan County (Aztec), and school district assignment (Farmington Municipal Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
