McGaffey New Mexico Map

About McGaffey, New Mexico

McGaffey is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population density is 0.1 people per km². McGaffey is located at 35.3753°N, 108.5156°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87347.

McGaffey lies under a vast, luminous sky that bleeds into shades of ochre and amethyst at day's end. It lies 94.9 miles south of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 190°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Fort Wingate. The land here is a study in stoic endurance, sculpted by wind and sun into a terrain of rolling mesas and shallow arroyos. Sparse piñon and juniper trees cling to the slopes, their gnarled branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the endless blue. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, resinous perfume of pine. Here, the silence is not an absence of sound, but a presence, a deep resonance that hums with the ancient stories of the land. The history of McGaffey is etched into the very shape of its landscape, a testament to generations who have found sustenance and a quiet existence in this rugged country. While the precise origins of its name are lost to the whispers of the wind, the spirit of resilience that defines it remains palpable. The local economy, historically tied to the rhythms of the earth and the extraction of its bounty, now finds its footing in a more varied, though still modest, endeavor. McGaffey carries the quiet dignity of a place that has learned to thrive on its own terms, a character forged not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, persistent hum of everyday life.

About This McGaffey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McGaffey, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.375304, -108.515633. 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 McGaffey and McKinley County.

Detailed location data for McGaffey includes the ZIP code (87316), telephone area code (505), county seat of McKinley County (Gallup), and school district assignment (Gallup-McKinley County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct McGaffey is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.