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Mayhill New Mexico Map

Explore Mayhill, 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 Mayhill, New Mexico

How to Use This Mayhill, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.890216
Longitude	-105.504437
Population	96
Density	3.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88339
Area Code	575
County Seat	Alamogordo
School District	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

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About Mayhill, New Mexico

Mayhill is a locality in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 3.9 people per km². Mayhill is located at 32.8902°N, 105.5044°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88339.

Mayhill emerges from the rugged terrain of James Canyon where the cooling waters of the Rio Peñasco carve a narrow, verdant path through the high-altitude landscape. It lies 28.0 miles east of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 91°T), and is situated 32.6 miles south-southeast of Ruidoso. Gravity pulls the air down from the higher elevations of the Sacramento Mountains, fifteen miles to the west, ensuring that the mornings in Mayhill remain crisp even as the sun climbs over the ridge. Ponderosa pines from the adjacent Lincoln National Forest spill down the slopes, shading the rocky banks where the riverbed shifts with the seasons. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Paxton Tank catches the sharp, clear light of the afternoon, reflecting the vast, cloud-streaked sky that defines this high-desert altitude.

Settlers arrived in Mayhill to cultivate the fertile soil along the water, establishing an economy rooted in the quiet endurance of agriculture and orchard harvests. The local rhythm is dictated by the turning of the seasons, moving from the labor of the harvest to the slow, wood-smoke stillness of winter nights. While the surrounding Lincoln National Forest provides a sprawling expanse of protected wilderness, the life of the place remains anchored to the small plots and narrow roads that trace the contours of the canyon floor. There is a specific, metallic clarity to the silence here, a quality of light that seems to sharpen the edges of the barns and fences as the day wanes into a deep, indigo dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.1M acres
Sacramento Columbarium (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 205° SW
Sacramento mountains murle (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 205° SW
Sacramento Camp Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 204° SW
Cloudcroft Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 12.1 mi, 275° W
Avis School (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 167° S
Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 289° W
Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 289° W
Sacramento Peak Observatory Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 17.8 mi, 249° W
High Rolls Tunnel (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 281° W
The Alamogordo "A" (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 272° W
Casper Baca Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 24.1 mi, 322° NW
Samson Miller Memorial Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 24.1 mi, 322° NW
Grave of Ham the Astrochimp (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 275° W
New Mexico Museum of Space History (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 275° W
Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.9 mi, 217° SW · 11k acres
Sacramento Escarpment Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 25.0 mi, 240° SW
Oliver Lee State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 248° W
Juan Jose Gutierrez House Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 284° W
Alamogordo Founders Park (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 272° W
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 350° N
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 344° N
Ruidoso River Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 342° N
Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 37.4 mi, 355° N · 28k acres
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 37.6 mi, 259° W · 148k acres
White Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.7 mi, 343° N · 47k acres
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 351° N
Capitan Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 47.6 mi, 013° N · 36k acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 68.8 mi, 240° SW · 574k acres
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 69.4 mi, 152° SE · 87k acres

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