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Moriarty New Mexico Map

Explore Moriarty, 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 Moriarty, New Mexico

How to Use This Moriarty, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.003368
Longitude	-106.044427
Population	1,946
Density	108.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	87035
Area Code	505
County Seat	Estancia
School District	Moriarty Municipal Schools

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About Moriarty, New Mexico

Moriarty is a locality in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,946. The population density is 108.3 people per km². Moriarty is located at 35.0034°N, 106.0444°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Moriarty is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 87035.

Moriarty occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It lies 34.7 miles east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 101°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-southeast of Edgewood. Dry winds sweep across the basin of Woodman Draw, carrying the scent of parched earth and sagebrush that clings to the plains. To the north, the terrain settles into a quiet, open flatness, occasionally broken by the modest depressions of the land where water might briefly pool after a summer storm. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the edges of every fence post and rusted windmill against a sky that burns a relentless, pale blue from dawn until the long, lavender shadows of dusk pull across the scrub.

Moriarty grew from the iron veins of the railroad, evolving into a crossroads where the legacy of homesteaders and the pulse of the pinto bean harvest define the local rhythm. The economy remains anchored to the soil and the steady flow of travelers crossing the high plains, a heritage reflected in the quiet maintenance of the Edgewood Senior Center Park a few miles away. Beyond the reach of the Arroyo de San Jose, the land remains a patchwork of agricultural ambition and resilient endurance. Life in Moriarty moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, where the occasional stillness near the Mescalero Reservoir offers a brief, quiet respite from the expansive, sun-drenched silence of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moriarty Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 266° W
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 298° NW
Juan Tomas (Local Recreation) — 13.3 mi, 270° W
Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 284° W
Happy Firetruck (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 296° NW
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 269° W · 1.6M acres
Berkshire Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 182° S
Estancia Historic Marker (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 182° S
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 286° W
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 285° W
Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 285° W
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.3 mi, 287° W · 38k acres
Pa-ako ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 312° NW
Henderson Store (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 332° NW
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 298° NW
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 302° NW
Flat Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 287° W
Ortiz Mts Open Space (State Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 345° N
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.9 mi, 237° SW · 37k acres
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 301° NW
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.5 mi, 295° NW
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 297° NW
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 298° NW
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 279° W
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 29.8 mi, 308° NW · 2,412 acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 30.6 mi, 042° NE · 1.5M acres
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 31.4 mi, 207° SW · 980 acres
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 267° W · 1,142 acres
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 38.8 mi, 289° W · 2,949 acres
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 214° SW · 456k acres

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