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Medanales New Mexico Map

Explore Medanales, 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 Medanales, New Mexico

How to Use This Medanales, New Mexico Map

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

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	Medanales
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Rio Arriba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.175576
Longitude	-106.183358
Population	224
Density	27.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87548
Area Code	505
County Seat	Tierra Amarilla
School District	Española Municipal Schools

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About Medanales, New Mexico

Medanales is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 27.4 people per km². Medanales is located at 36.1756°N, 106.1834°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87548.

Medanales emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet collection of adobe structures defined by the persistent, winding presence of the Cañada Honda. It lies 14.0 miles north-northwest of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 336°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north-northwest of La Mesilla. This waterway carves a distinct path through the arid earth, providing a vital artery that supports the sparse vegetation and the deep, burnt-ochre hues of the surrounding landscape. To the west, the Jemez Mountains rise in a jagged silhouette against the horizon, their distant peaks grounding the vast expanse of the sky. The light here possesses a peculiar, crystalline quality at dusk, turning the gray sagebrush into a velvet tapestry and casting long, melancholic shadows across the dry, sun-baked soil that defines the character of Medanales.

History in Medanales remains tied to the agricultural rhythms of the land, where families have long cultivated small plots nourished by the seasonal flow of the Cañada Honda. While the economy remains modest, the proximity to the Santa Fe National Forest offers a rugged backdrop for those drawn to the silence of the high desert, and the nearby Madera Trail invites wanderers to traverse the terrain toward the shadows of Cañon la Madera. Life moves at the pace of the seasons, marked by the labor of the harvest and the patient maintenance of traditional irrigation ditches. Though the expansive waters of Abiquiu Reservoir lie miles away, the daily existence of the people here is shaped more by the immediate, intimate relationship with the earth and the cool, resinous air that drifts down from the higher elevations of the El Rito Ranger District.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 207° SW · 1.5M acres
Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.2 mi, 091° E
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 360° N · 1.4M acres
Georgia O'keefe museum and home (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 287° W
1625 Gallery Cacahuate Local Art (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 286° W
John Bosehard Tribal & Traditional Arts (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 287° W
Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 286° W
Abiquiu Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 287° W
Pink Flamingo (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 287° W
Lower Gorge Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.4 mi, 088° E
Posi Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 040° NE
Delgado Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 358° N
Ojo Caliente Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 041° NE
Indian Ruins Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 195° S
Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 080° E
Bond House Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 156° SE
Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station) (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 265° W
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 155° SE
Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 153° SE
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.5 mi, 080° E · 19k acres
Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 131° SE
Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 232° SW · 89k acres
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 169° S
Chimney Rock Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 304° NW
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 21.2 mi, 184° S · 34k acres
Chama River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.2 mi, 297° NW · 47k acres
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 23.3 mi, 071° E · 311k acres
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.5 mi, 131° SE · 222k acres
Rio Chama National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.9 mi, 293° NW · 9,568 acres
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 28.6 mi, 213° SW · 58k acres

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