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Navajo New Mexico Map

Explore Navajo, 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 Navajo, New Mexico

How to Use This Navajo, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.902431
Longitude	-109.032083
Population	1,942
Density	332.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87328
Area Code	505
County Seat	Tierra Amarilla
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Navajo, New Mexico

Navajo is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,942. The population density is 332.8 people per km². Navajo is located at 35.9024°N, 109.0321°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87328.

Navajo occupies a rugged expanse where the earth breaks into the deep, ancient folds of Ishkoten Canyon. It lies 65.7 miles east-northeast of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 76°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-northwest of Dulce. The Navajo River carves a persistent path through this high-altitude terrain, its waters reflecting the austere clarity of the sky as it moves past the silent, weathered ridges. To the north, the jagged crests of the San Juan Mountains rise like a serrated blade against the horizon, their presence anchoring the landscape in a permanent, stone-hewn stillness. As the sun dips low, the light transforms the dust and scrub into a palette of bruised copper and violet, revealing a stark, unyielding beauty that demands a slow, deliberate gaze.

History clings to Navajo like the red clay that defines the surrounding mesa, reflecting a legacy of resource extraction that once fueled the rhythm of daily life. While the industrial pulse has softened, the proximity to the expansive timber and wild reaches of Carson National Forest serves as a reminder of the region’s endurance beyond the boom years. Residents navigate a landscape shaped by the interplay of high-desert winds and the quietude of the nearby peaks, where the Jicarilla Ranger District stands as a sentinel over the vast, timbered reaches. Navajo remains defined by this solitary, elemental character, a place where the passage of time is measured not in noise, but in the shifting shadows that lengthen across the canyon floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Venus Needle (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 045° NE
Cleopatra Needle (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 033° NE
Fort Defiance Skate/Bmx Park (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 188° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 191° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 184° S
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 17.0 mi, 187° S
Spider Rock (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 309° NW
Three Turkey Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 292° W
Face Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 307° NW
Sliding Rock Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 304° NW
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 147° SE
Chief Manulieto Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 30.6 mi, 148° SE
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 147° SE
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 32.1 mi, 144° SE
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 246° SW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 137° SE
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 177° S
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 36.5 mi, 137° SE
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 39.5 mi, 140° SE · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 138° SE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 46.9 mi, 196° S
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 50.2 mi, 059° NE · 48k acres
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 51.6 mi, 132° SE · 65 acres
Fossil Forest Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 56.0 mi, 068° E
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 58.7 mi, 170° S
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 60.9 mi, 129° SE
North Road Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 62.4 mi, 074° E
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 62.5 mi, 216° SW · 148k acres
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 62.5 mi, 216° SW · 53k acres
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 70.1 mi, 147° SE · 1,040 acres

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