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Newcomb New Mexico Map

Explore Newcomb, 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 Newcomb, New Mexico

How to Use This Newcomb, New Mexico Map

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

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	Newcomb
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	San Juan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.284728
Longitude	-108.705921
Population	494
Density	19.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87455
Area Code	505
County Seat	Aztec
School District	Central Consolidated Schools

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About Newcomb, New Mexico

Newcomb is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 494. The population density is 19.7 people per km². Newcomb is located at 36.2847°N, 108.7059°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87455.

Newcomb emerges from the high desert floor as a study in austere, sun-bleached patience. It lies 40.9 miles southwest of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 222°T), and is situated 34.6 miles south of Shiprock. The Captain Tom Wash carves a serpentine path through the arid earth, its dry bed marking the shifting boundaries of the landscape where the wind constantly rearranges the fine, pale dust. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the jagged silhouette of Rock Ridge, a distant boundary that seems to hold the sky in place, while the nearby expanse of the Tunicha Valley opens up into a vast, silent basin of sage and scrub. The light here possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity, stripping away artifice and rendering the sparse vegetation in vivid, high-contrast relief against the baked clay.

Newcomb serves as a quiet center for the surrounding Navajo Nation, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the slow seasonal changes and the resilience of those who tend the land. The economy remains tethered to the traditions of livestock grazing and a long-standing commitment to education, with the local school functioning as a vital anchor for the youth of the region. A short distance away, the waters of Captain Tom Reservoir provide a rare, shimmering interruption to the tawny monotony of the plains, drawing the eye toward the horizon where the land and sky meet in an unadorned, singular horizon. Daily existence in Newcomb moves with a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting a deep-seated endurance that has defined this stretch of the desert for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snake Bridge (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 298° NW
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.9 mi, 090° E · 48k acres
Stone Wings (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 091° E
Chocolate Hoodoos (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 094° E
Flat Top (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 093° E
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 33.6 mi, 016° N
Fossil Forest Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 33.9 mi, 097° E
Brooks Isham Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 031° NE
Mummy Cave Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 36.4 mi, 264° W
Massacre Cave (Historic Ruins) — 36.4 mi, 265° W
Yucca Cave Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.6 mi, 265° W
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 42.1 mi, 101° E · 7,233 acres
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 43.7 mi, 041° NE
Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 44.8 mi, 041° NE
Henderson Performance Hall (Theatre) — 44.8 mi, 041° NE
Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 041° NE
Energy Dance (Public Artwork) — 44.9 mi, 041° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 45.9 mi, 205° SW
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 47.8 mi, 205° SW
US HW 550 end (Monument) — 49.7 mi, 053° NE
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 51.6 mi, 174° S
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 52.2 mi, 182° S
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 54.2 mi, 045° NE · 265 acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 56.3 mi, 171° S · 1.6M acres
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 60.9 mi, 008° N · 53k acres
Navajo Lake State Park (State Park) — 66.2 mi, 057° NE
Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 67.8 mi, 017° N · 6,266 acres
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 68.4 mi, 346° N · 183k acres
Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 69.6 mi, 018° N · 7,331 acres
San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 77.1 mi, 017° N · 1.9M acres

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