La Tierra New Mexico Map
Explore La Tierra, 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 Tierra, New Mexico
How to Use This La Tierra, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Tierra, 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 Tierra.
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 Tierra |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Santa Fe County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.747337 |
| Longitude | -106.030871 |
| Population | 312 |
| Density | 12.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87506 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Santa Fe |
| School District | Santa Fe Public Schools |
About La Tierra, New Mexico
La Tierra is a locality in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 312. The population density is 12.3 people per km². La Tierra is located at 35.7473°N, 106.0309°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87506.La Tierra occupies a high, sun-bleached expanse where the arid air hums with the dry scent of sagebrush and ancient earth. It lies 6.3 miles west-northwest of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 302°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Agua Fria. Alamo Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its banks offering a rare, verdant ribbon against the dusty palette of the plateau. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Jemez Mountains rises against the sky, their volcanic peaks catching the final, bruised purples of a descending sun. Near the protected boundaries of the Santa Fe Canyon Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the landscape remains raw and undisturbed, a testament to a geography defined by patience and the quiet endurance of the high desert.
History lingers here in the architecture of earth and timber, reflecting a lineage of settlement that predates the modern sprawl of nearby corridors. While the economy of La Tierra remains tied to the deliberate pace of stewardship and the preservation of open space, the influence of the nearby Espanola Ranger District ensures that the forested horizons remain a vital part of the local spirit. Residents often find their way toward the Atalaya Trail for a perspective that spans the vastness of the basin, or pause near the quiet waters of Portales Pond when the heat of the afternoon wanes. Life in La Tierra moves in rhythm with the seasonal shift of the light, an unforced existence where the primary occupation is simply to witness the slow transformation of the plains as the shadows stretch long and thin across the Cañada Rincon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Santa Fe Canyon Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.6 mi, 330° NW
- Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 251° W · 1.5M acres
- Buckman Track (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 141° SE
- Santa Fe Opera (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 076° E
- Mayor Frank S. Ortiz Sports Park Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 132° SE
- Japanese Internment Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 133° SE
- Stamm Memorial Bench (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 134° SE
- Cognition Enhancer (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 128° SE
- Municipal Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 196° S
- Dragonstone Studio (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 140° SE
- Shidoni (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 084° E
- Camel Rock (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 028° NE
- Rockin Rollers Event Arena (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 163° S
- Alien Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 163° S
- Pie Projects (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 142° SE
- Tad Tribal Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 130° SE
- Jean Cocteau Cinema (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 132° SE
- City of Santa Fe Firefighters Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 149° SE
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 126° SE
- Museum of Light (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 129° SE
- The Palace Press (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 128° SE
- No Name Cinema (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 152° SE
- La Cienega Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.9 mi, 213° SW
- Hyde Memorial State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 090° E
- Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 049° NE · 222k acres
- Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 11.9 mi, 309° NW · 34k acres
- Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 272° W · 25k acres
- Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 20.9 mi, 256° W · 5,404 acres
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 21.4 mi, 024° NE · 1.4M acres
- Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 24.2 mi, 276° W · 58k acres
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About This La Tierra Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Tierra, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.747337, -106.030871. 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 Tierra includes the ZIP code (87506), telephone area code (505), county seat of Santa Fe County (Santa Fe), and school district assignment (Santa Fe Public 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. |
