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Luis Lopez New Mexico Map

Explore Luis Lopez, 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 Luis Lopez, New Mexico

How to Use This Luis Lopez, New Mexico Map

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

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	Luis Lopez
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Socorro County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	33.988955
Longitude	-106.885304
Population	66
Density	47.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87801
Area Code	575
County Seat	Socorro
School District	Socorro Consolidated Schools

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About Luis Lopez, New Mexico

Luis Lopez is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 47.4 people per km². Luis Lopez is located at 33.9890°N, 106.8853°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87801.

Luis Lopez sits upon the high desert floor where the light at dusk turns the dust to a bruised, violet gold. It lies 57.1 miles south of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 189°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Socorro. The landscape around Luis Lopez is defined by the stark, ancient silence of the basin, broken only by the irrigation of the San Antonio Ditch that draws a thin, emerald line through the otherwise parched earth. To the west, the Socorro Mountains rise in jagged silhouettes against the sky, their slopes holding the shadows long after the sun has retreated from the valley floor. Four miles away, the Presilla Wilderness Study Area preserves a rugged, unyielding terrain, while the deeper gash of Red Canyon carves a path through the earth just a mile from the center of the settlement.

History in Luis Lopez remains written in the quiet endurance of the soil and the persistent labor of those who work the land. The economy here is tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the cultivation of crops relies on the careful management of water and the stubborn resilience of the local flora. Life moves in accordance with the slow shifts of the climate, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs, finding its stability in the traditions of the families who have long held these tracts. Even the distant water of Montoya Tank, sitting quietly six miles away, serves as a reminder of the scarcity that dictates the movement of wildlife and the habits of the people. There is a distinct, heavy stillness in the air here, a clarity that renders every fence post and furrowed field with a precision that demands to be seen.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Presilla Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.6 mi, 037° NE · 7,946 acres
B Street Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 356° N
Jena Jaramillo Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 343° N
Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
M Mountain Mural (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 356° N
World War II Bataan Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Jumbo Fragment (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Texas Volunteers Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 345° N
Sierra de las Canas Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.6 mi, 076° E · 13k acres
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.2 mi, 180° S · 114k acres
Chupadera Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.3 mi, 188° S · 5,442 acres
Ladron Mountain - Devil's Backbone Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.7 mi, 332° NW
San Pasqual Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 157° SE · 20k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 270° W · 1.6M acres
Landmuir Research Site Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 10.1 mi, 270° W
Farm Deck (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 173° S
Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 127° SE
Magdalena Fault Historical Marker (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 299° NW
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.0 mi, 003° N · 456k acres
Dobson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 293° NW
Reoccupation Plazuela (Historic Ruins) — 43.1 mi, 042° NE
Abo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 43.2 mi, 042° NE
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 008° N
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 52.0 mi, 045° NE
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 52.0 mi, 045° NE
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 52.5 mi, 248° W · 2.7M acres
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 039° NE
Maue, Clark & Hayne (Gallery) — 62.5 mi, 112° E
Geary, Keaton & Altieri (Gallery) — 62.5 mi, 112° E
Stanton (Gallery) — 62.6 mi, 112° E

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