McCartys New Mexico Map
McCartys, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of McCartys, Cibola County.
Interactive Map of McCartys, New Mexico
| City | McCartys |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Cibola |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.062819 |
| Longitude | -107.669497 |
| Population | 360 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About McCartys, New Mexico
McCartys is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 360. McCartys is located at 35.0628°N, 107.6695°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87049.
McCartys sprawls across a dusty, ochre-tinged canvas where the high desert of Cibola County breathes a dry, sun-baked air. It lies 56.2 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 274°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-north-west of Skyline-Ganipa. The landscape here is a study in patient erosion, vast plains punctuated by mesas that rise like ancient, weathered sentinels against an immense sky. Scrubby piñon and juniper cling tenaciously to the arroyos and slopes, their muted greens a stark contrast to the pale, sandy soil that crunches underfoot. In the lingering twilight, the land seems to absorb the last vestiges of daylight, the shadows deepening into indigo pools that hint at the cool, star-dusted expanse to come. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional rustle of unseen creatures in the sparse vegetation. The history of McCartys is inextricably linked to the ribbon of the San Jose River, a lifeblood that has drawn human settlement to this arid region for millennia. Long before the arrival of Anglo prospectors and ranchers, indigenous peoples cultivated crops in the fertile riverbanks, leaving behind faint echoes of their presence in the scattered pottery shards and ancient irrigation ditches. Later, the railroad arrived, a transformative force that brought a surge of activity and a brief boom to McCartys, establishing it as a vital stop for both passengers and freight. Though the echoes of that industrial past are now muted, a quiet resilience defines the spirit of McCartys, a place where the economy still finds its footing in the land, with ranching and the enduring presence of the nearby Acoma Pueblo continuing to shape the local character.
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About This McCartys Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of McCartys, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on McCartys and Cibola County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for McCartys is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct McCartys is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
