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Loving New Mexico Map

Explore Loving, 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 Loving, New Mexico

How to Use This Loving, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.286232
Longitude	-104.095773
Population	1,390
Density	445.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88256
Area Code	575
County Seat	Carlsbad
School District	Loving Municipal Schools

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About Loving, New Mexico

Loving is a locality in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,390. The population density is 445.0 people per km². Loving is located at 32.2862°N, 104.0958°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Loving is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88256.

Loving occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the clarity of the high desert sky. It lies 12.1 miles southeast of Carlsbad, NM (from Carlsbad, NM: bearing 140°T), and is situated 42.4 miles south-southeast of Artesia. The terrain is defined by the subtle, arid depression of Cass Draw and the persistent, low-slung presence of the Frontier Hills marking the distant skyline to the west. Three miles to the east, the Pecos River carves its path through the caliche and scrub, providing a thin, verdant ribbon that offers a sharp contrast to the surrounding plains. When the light dips low in the afternoon, the landscape loses its harsh edges, and the dusty earth takes on the color of burnt ochre, a quiet transformation that settles over the silence of the basin.

Loving sustains its rhythm through a deep-seated connection to the land, where the local economy pivots on the quiet labor of agriculture and the extraction of mineral resources. The nearby Pecos River\canyons Complex Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a reminder of the delicate ecological balance inherent to this arid corner of the state, preserving the rugged character of the terrain. Residents often look toward the shimmering, shallow basin of Salt Lake, six miles away, as a landmark of the region’s singular geology. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by the cycles of the harvest and the enduring, unadorned strength of a landscape that demands both patience and respect from those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pecos River\canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 145° SE
Pecos River\canyons Complex Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 145° SE
M-42 Duster (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 320° NW
Time Capsule (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 323° NW
Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 323° NW
Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 320° NW
Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 320° NW
J J Hagerman House Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 320° NW
Eddy National Bank Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 320° NW
The Reader (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 320° NW
Carlsbad Pbr #11 (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 236° SW
La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 319° NW
Living Desert State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 315° NW
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 331° NW · 12k acres
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 17.5 mi, 247° SW · 46k acres
Carlsbad Pbr #7 (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 003° N
Brantley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 317° NW
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.5 mi, 252° W · 31k acres
Walnut Canyon (Viewpoint) — 21.0 mi, 250° W
Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.2 mi, 254° W · 2,873 acres
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 322° NW
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 31.1 mi, 257° W · 1.1M acres
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Centre (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 335° NW
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 42.3 mi, 335° NW
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 42.6 mi, 243° SW · 87k acres
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 42.6 mi, 243° SW · 46k acres
Pine Springs Amphitheater (Theatre) — 50.5 mi, 238° SW
Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 51.7 mi, 342° N
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 62.9 mi, 044° NE
West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 69.0 mi, 149° SE

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