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Monument New Mexico Map

Explore Monument, 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 Monument, New Mexico

How to Use This Monument, New Mexico Map

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

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	Monument
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Lea County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	32.624249
Longitude	-103.27764
Population	213
Density	15.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88265
Area Code	575
County Seat	Lovington
School District	Hobbs Municipal Schools

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About Monument, New Mexico

Monument is a locality in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 15.6 people per km². Monument is located at 32.6242°N, 103.2776°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88265.

Monument occupies a stretch of high, arid plains where the horizon pulls away in every direction, offering a vast, unencumbered view of the sky. It lies 9.2 miles southwest of Hobbs, NM (from Hobbs, NM: bearing 234°T), and is situated 13.1 miles southwest of North Hobbs. The land here is defined by a sparse, resilient scrub that clings to the dry earth, holding fast against the persistent wind that scours the ground. Four miles to the west, the modest rise of Indian Hill breaks the flat expanse, its silhouette a familiar anchor in a landscape that otherwise seems to dissolve into the hazy distance. During the final hours of the day, the light softens into a pale, bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the open range and highlight the subtle, rhythmic contours of the soil.

Monument holds the quiet weight of its past, rooted in the steady pulse of an economy built upon the extraction of resources buried deep beneath the surface. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the industry that first drew people to this hard-won territory, where the machinery of work hums against the stillness of the basin. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Pearl Valley, seven miles away, or find a rare sense of reprieve in the open spaces of Little Hiezer Park, eight miles from the center. Life in Monument moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of patience, where the endurance of the local inhabitants is as constant as the dry, sharp air that defines their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Llano Estacado Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 046° NE
Lovington Walking Trail (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 041° NE
Eunice Municipal Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 166° S
Del Norte Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 042° NE
Hobbs Sign (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 056° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 152° SE
Hobbs AAFB #4 (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 295° NW
Lovington Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 351° N
Lea County Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 349° N
Hobbs Pbr #14 (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 300° NW
The Trail Ahead (Public Artwork) — 32.8 mi, 172° S
Denver City Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 047° NE
Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 44.9 mi, 164° S
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 55.6 mi, 262° W · 12k acres
Eddy and Bissell Livestock Company Headquarters Historic Site (Attraction) — 57.2 mi, 256° W
Eddy County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 57.2 mi, 256° W
Eddy National Bank Historic Site (Attraction) — 57.2 mi, 256° W
La Cueva 6 (Cinema) — 58.4 mi, 258° W
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 62.8 mi, 268° W
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 67.0 mi, 283° W
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Centre (Museum) — 67.1 mi, 283° W
Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 68.3 mi, 293° NW
Whiteface Historical Museum (Museum) — 69.4 mi, 028° NE
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 70.5 mi, 245° SW · 46k acres
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 70.6 mi, 160° S
Permian Playhouse (Theatre) — 73.0 mi, 134° SE
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 73.5 mi, 246° SW · 31k acres
Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 74.1 mi, 247° SW · 2,873 acres

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