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Nogal New Mexico Map

Explore Nogal, 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 Nogal, New Mexico

How to Use This Nogal, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	33.538223
Longitude	-105.711874
Population	105
Density	5.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88341
Area Code	575
County Seat	Carrizozo
School District	Carrizozo Municipal Schools

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About Nogal, New Mexico

Nogal is a locality in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 105. The population density is 5.3 people per km². Nogal is located at 33.5382°N, 105.7119°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88341.

Nogal rises from the arid, high-altitude landscape where the earth shifts into the rugged, deepening shadows of Dry Gulch. It lies 47.8 miles north-northeast of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 18°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north of Ruidoso. Nogal Creek carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the terrain, providing a vital artery of moisture that sustains the stubborn greenery against the sun’s relentless intensity. To the south, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Sacramento Mountains anchor the horizon, while the proximity of Lincoln National Forest ensures that the air remains crisp, carrying the sharp, resinous scent of pine needles whenever the wind stirs. Near the quiet basin, Nogal Lake reflects the vast, unobstructed sky, its surface often mirroring the brilliant, golden-hued light that settles over the land as the afternoon wanes.

Prospectors once arrived in Nogal with the frantic ambition of gold seekers, leaving behind the skeletal remains of mining structures that now stand as weathered monuments to a fleeting era of industry. Today, the economy of Nogal has largely retreated into a quieter, self-sustaining rhythm, favoring the slow cultivation of land and the preservation of a life defined by the seasons rather than the clock. Travelers seeking a slower pace might venture toward the Pennsylvania Trail, where the ground is marked by the quiet passage of deer and the occasional rustle of dry brush. The cultural character of Nogal remains an unstudied fusion of past and present, where the remnants of historical homesteads blend into the quiet, sun-drenched silence of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.1M acres
White Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.0 mi, 244° SW · 47k acres
Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 114° SE · 28k acres
Skyline Recreation Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 189° S
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 138° SE
Windy Point (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 197° S
Goeway & Lemons (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 308° NW
Carrizozo Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 309° NW
Frozen Food Locker Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 309° NW
Malkerson, Payne, Peretti, Pia, & Lemons (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 307° NW
Heart of the Raven Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 307° NW
Donkey Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 308° NW
Links at Sierra Blanca (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 166° S
Ruidoso River Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 173° S
Capitan Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 067° NE · 36k acres
Little Black Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.2 mi, 315° NW · 15k acres
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 167° S
Carrizozo Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.6 mi, 305° NW · 10k acres
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 155° SE
Fox Cave (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 135° SE
Roswell Cave Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.7 mi, 312° NW
Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 099° E
Three Rivers Petroglyph Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.0 mi, 233° SW
Samson Miller Memorial Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 26.0 mi, 186° S
Casper Baca Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 26.0 mi, 186° S
Historic Lincoln (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 112° E
Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 357° N
Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 182° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 41.8 mi, 358° N · 1.6M acres
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 52.5 mi, 209° SW · 148k acres

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