McGaffey New Mexico Map
McGaffey, 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 McGaffey, McKinley County.
Interactive Map of McGaffey, New Mexico
| City | McGaffey |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | McKinley |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.375304 |
| Longitude | -108.515633 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
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.
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About This McGaffey Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of McGaffey, 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 McGaffey and McKinley County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for McGaffey 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 McGaffey 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. |
