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Lake Arthur New Mexico Map

Explore Lake Arthur, 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 Lake Arthur, New Mexico

How to Use This Lake Arthur, New Mexico Map

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

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	Lake Arthur
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Chaves County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	32.998166
Longitude	-104.366629
Population	378
Density	274.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88253
Area Code	575
County Seat	Roswell
School District	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools

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About Lake Arthur, New Mexico

Lake Arthur is a locality in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 274.3 people per km². Lake Arthur is located at 32.9982°N, 104.3666°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Lake Arthur is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88253.

Lake Arthur sits upon a high, arid expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 11.0 miles north of Artesia, NM (from Artesia, NM: bearing 11°T), and is situated 28.8 miles south-southeast of Roswell. The landscape around Lake Arthur is defined by the steady, sun-bleached patience of the plains, broken only by the thin, seasonal ribbon of Walnut Creek that winds its way through the scrub. To the distant west, the silhouette of Fade Away Ridge marks the perimeter of the horizon, a muted jagged line against the deepening blue of the afternoon. The light here possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity that strips away pretense, revealing the subtle ochre and dusty gray tones of the soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, Buffalo Valley stretches out in a broad, shallow depression, holding the heat of the day long after the shadows begin to lengthen.

Agriculture provides the primary pulse for Lake Arthur, where the persistence of irrigation has coaxed life from the dry, unyielding grit of the high desert. Farmers here work the land with a quiet tenacity, a tradition that mirrors the history of small-scale settlement in this corner of the state. Those seeking a glimpse of the native terrain often venture toward the Huey Wildlife Area, where the native brush and local fauna offer a stark, honest reflection of the environment. Life in Lake Arthur moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the planting and the harvest rather than the frantic tempo of the wider world. It is a place where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and sage, grounding every inhabitant in the simple, demanding reality of the high plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 286° W
Huey Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 168° S
Mlk Jr. Rec Complex / Roberts Park (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 194° S
The Rustler (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 190° S
Baish Veterans Park (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 191° S
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 190° S
Heritage Walkway (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 190° S
William Baskin House Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 191° S
Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 191° S
John Acord House Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 191° S
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Centre (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 191° S
Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.9 mi, 005° N
Brantley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 171° S
Carlsbad Pbr #2 (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 192° S
Bottomless Lakes State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 004° N
Walker Aviation Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 338° N
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.8 mi, 355° N · 50k acres
Carlsbad Pbr #10 (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 162° S
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 180° S
Snow Goose Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.4 mi, 354° N
Berlin Wall Fragment (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 342° N
POW/MIA Memorial (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 342° N
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 31.3 mi, 173° S · 12k acres
La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 39.1 mi, 170° S
Salt Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.5 mi, 359° N · 9,723 acres
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 49.9 mi, 212° SW · 1.1M acres
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 55.2 mi, 182° S · 46k acres
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 55.5 mi, 184° S · 31k acres
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 59.1 mi, 093° E
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 74.7 mi, 288° W

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