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Loco Hills New Mexico Map

Explore Loco Hills, 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 Loco Hills, New Mexico

How to Use This Loco Hills, New Mexico Map

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

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	Loco Hills
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Eddy County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	32.819006
Longitude	-103.97773
Population	68
Density	30.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88255
Area Code	575
County Seat	Carlsbad
School District	Artesia Public Schools

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About Loco Hills, New Mexico

Loco Hills is a locality in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 30.6 people per km². Loco Hills is located at 32.8190°N, 103.9777°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88255.

Loco Hills occupies a sparse, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the low, arid scrub of the high desert. It lies 24.8 miles east of Artesia, NM (from Artesia, NM: bearing 94°T), and is situated 31.2 miles north-northeast of Carlsbad. The earth here is a palette of pale ochre and dusty gray, broken only by the sharp, occasional geometry of industrial infrastructure that rises against the vast, unrelenting sky. Three miles away, the subtle depression of Cedar Lake Draw hints at the ancient movement of water through an otherwise thirsty terrain, while the distant outline of Taylor Peak provides a solitary, jagged anchor to the western vista. Even when the air grows heavy with the heat of midday, a singular, crystalline clarity remains, sharpening the edges of every rock and wire until the landscape feels as if it were drawn with a fine, steady hand.

Energy production serves as the lifeblood of Loco Hills, where the rhythmic pulse of pumpjacks defines the local economy and shapes the daily cadence of those who work the oil fields. This industry has long dictated the character of the region, drawing a resilient population that understands the value of labor in a climate that offers little shade and less mercy. While the Pecos River flows twenty miles to the west and the waters of Laguna Plata sit a similar distance away, the inhabitants look primarily to the soil and what lies beneath it for their livelihood. Residents find respite in the quiet reaches of the Brantley Wildlife Area, a place where the stillness of the desert is preserved, offering a brief, silent contrast to the persistent, mechanical hum that characterizes the working life of Loco Hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carlsbad Pbr #8 (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 187° S
Carlsbad Pbr #9 (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 218° SW
Brantley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.4 mi, 251° W
Huey Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 281° W
The Rustler (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 274° W
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 274° W
Heritage Walkway (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 274° W
Baish Veterans Park (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 274° W
Moore-Ward Cobblestone House (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 273° W
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Centre (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 273° W
William Baskin House Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 274° W
Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 274° W
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 25.2 mi, 216° SW · 12k acres
Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 299° NW
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 233° SW
Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 207° SW
La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 212° SW
Time Capsule (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 207° SW
Living Desert State Park (State Park) — 30.8 mi, 214° SW
Mescalero Sands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.2 mi, 008° N
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 077° E
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.2 mi, 327° NW · 50k acres
Walker Aviation Museum (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 317° NW
Snow Goose Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 48.8 mi, 329° NW
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 48.9 mi, 208° SW · 46k acres
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 50.5 mi, 212° SW · 31k acres
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 55.3 mi, 227° SW · 1.1M acres
Salt Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 56.8 mi, 336° NW · 9,723 acres
Denver City Historical Museum (Museum) — 67.3 mi, 081° E
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 72.0 mi, 218° SW · 87k acres

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