Meadow Lake New Mexico Map
Explore Meadow Lake, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Meadow Lake, New Mexico
| City | Meadow Lake |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Valencia County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 34.803137 |
| Longitude | -106.570358 |
| Population | 4,573 |
| Density | 153.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87031 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Los Lunas |
| School District | Los Lunas Public Schools |
About Meadow Lake, New Mexico
Meadow Lake is a locality in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,573. The population density is 153.0 people per km². Meadow Lake is located at 34.8031°N, 106.5704°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87031.Meadow Lake occupies a sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward the horizon in shades of ochre and pale sage. It lies 10.8 miles east of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 92°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-northeast of El Cerro Mission.
The earth here is defined by the subtle, rhythmic depressions of Comanche Draw, which catch the fleeting shadows of clouds as they drift over the arid basin. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Comanche Ridge rises against the bruised purple of the twilight sky, anchoring a landscape where the air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of parched earth and distant scrub. While water is a scarce and precious commodity in this environment, the seasonal flow of Hells Canyon Wash carves a faint, winding scar through the brush, and the quiet surface of El Norte Tank offers a rare, reflective stillness to the local wildlife. Five miles away, the rugged boundaries of the Manzano Wilderness Study Area provide a sanctuary of silence, preserving a wilderness that feels entirely indifferent to the passing of human time.
Meadow Lake maintains a modest pace of existence, its history tied to the resilience of those who learned to thrive within the constraints of a dry, demanding climate. The local economy persists through a quiet adherence to traditional land use, where the rhythms of the day are governed more by the slant of the sun and the needs of the soil than by the frantic pace of the outside world. Travelers who venture near the Ojito Trail often find themselves struck by the profound clarity of the light, which renders every creosote bush and limestone outcropping with an almost unsettling sharpness. This is a place where the cultural echoes of the region—the layered influence of generations who have navigated these plains—remain visible in the architecture of simple, sturdy dwellings that seem to grow directly from the dust. Life in Meadow Lake unfolds with a deliberate gravity, defined by a deep, unspoken respect for a terrain that demands patience and offers little in the way of ornament, save for the brilliant, unpolluted sweep of the stars at night.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.0 mi, 093° E · 896 acres
- Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.5 mi, 098° E · 37k acres
- Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 121° SE · 1.6M acres
- War Cannon (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 271° W
- Site of historic Isleta Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 319° NW
- Bosque (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 328° NW
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 269° W
- Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 335° NW · 1,142 acres
- Dr. E. A. "Swede" Scholer Regional Recreation Complex (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 346° N
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 348° N
- Hubbell House Historic Site (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 331° NW
- Pajarito (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 331° NW
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 229° SW
- Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 102° E
- Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 351° N
- DTRA Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 004° N
- Cavalcade of Wings (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 351° N
- Manzano Mountains State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 140° SE
- B-58 fuel pod (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 006° N
- Atomic Cannon (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 006° N
- Honest John Launcher (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 006° N
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 006° N
- Highland HS Performing arts Center (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 357° N
- Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 345° N
- Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 344° N
- Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 355° N
- Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 016° N · 38k acres
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 21.0 mi, 133° SE · 980 acres
- Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 23.1 mi, 333° NW · 2,949 acres
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 177° S · 456k acres
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About This Meadow Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meadow Lake, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.803137, -106.570358. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Meadow Lake includes the ZIP code (87031), telephone area code (505), county seat of Valencia County (Los Lunas), and school district assignment (Los Lunas Public Schools).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 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. |
