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Lamy New Mexico Map

Explore Lamy, 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 Lamy, New Mexico

How to Use This Lamy, New Mexico Map

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

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	Lamy
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Santa Fe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.481426
Longitude	-105.879741
Population	210
Density	31.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87540
Area Code	505
County Seat	Santa Fe
School District	Santa Fe Public Schools

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About Lamy, New Mexico

Lamy is a locality in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 31.3 people per km². Lamy is located at 35.4814°N, 105.8797°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87540.

Lamy exists as a sun-bleached outpost where the high desert plateau meets the winding, intermittent track of Galisteo Creek. It lies 14.6 miles south-southeast of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 167°T), and is situated 4.4 miles southeast of Eldorado at Santa Fe. The landscape surrounding Lamy is defined by the stark, ochre-colored earth and the quiet sprawl of the Santa Fe County Local Recreation Area, which offers a vast expanse of open scrub and juniper. In the far distance, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise against the horizon like a serrated blade, catching the violet hues of the evening light. Beyond the immediate arid plains, the terrain deepens into the shadows of Canyon Ancho, while the stillness of the high desert is broken only by the occasional dry breeze that carries the scent of sage across the plains.

History lingers in the iron and timber of Lamy, a place forged by the expansion of the railroad that once turned this quiet junction into a vital gateway for travelers and commerce alike. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythmic arrival of trains, now persists as a contemplative intersection of Hispano and Anglo traditions, where the architecture of thick-walled adobe mirrors the endurance of the land itself. Residents often look toward the distant Pecos Ranger District for the cooler shade of ponderosa pines, while closer to home, the waters of Ojo Tank provide a rare, reflective contrast to the parched ground. Life in Lamy moves with a deliberate, singular pace, defined by the stark clarity of the atmosphere and the enduring shadow of the rails that first brought life to this high, lonely stretch of New Mexico.

Nearby Outdoor Places

El Ortiz Gift Shop & Gallery (Gallery) — 0.0 mi, 195° S
El Ortiz Hotel (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 145° SE
Making Travel a Pleasure (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 129° SE
The Iron Backbone of New Mexico (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 124° SE
Pflueger (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 251° W
16-cylinder Locomotive Engine (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 223° SW
Lamy Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 228° SW
Lamy (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 228° SW
Happy Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
Bishop John Lamy Grant (Nature Reserve) — 3.4 mi, 019° N
Performance Space (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 351° N
Eldorado's Community Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 001° N
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 067° NE · 1.5M acres
Seton Castle Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 340° N
Stardreaming (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 256° W
Edge Contemporary (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 315° NW
Science on a Sphere (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 322° NW
Donaciana (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 326° NW
Spanish Church at Pecos Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 066° NE
Spartacus Art Services (Arts Centre) — 12.2 mi, 310° NW
Mount Chalchihuitl Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 270° W
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 309° NW
La Cienega Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.6 mi, 297° NW
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.1 mi, 013° N · 222k acres
Ortiz Mts Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 241° SW
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.8 mi, 032° NE · 6,823 acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 27.6 mi, 309° NW · 34k acres
Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.6 mi, 309° NW · 25k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 29.7 mi, 244° SW · 1.6M acres
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 30.8 mi, 291° W · 5,404 acres

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