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North Light Plant New Mexico Map

Explore North Light Plant, 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 North Light Plant, New Mexico

How to Use This North Light Plant, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Light Plant, 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 North Light Plant.

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

Latitude	36.867
Longitude	-108.033
Population	556
Density	99.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87410
Area Code	505
County Seat	Aztec
School District	Aztec Municipal Schools

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About North Light Plant, New Mexico

North Light Plant is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 556. The population density is 99.3 people per km². North Light Plant is located at 36.8670°N, 108.0330°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87410.

North Light Plant occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the dry bed of the Estes Arroyo acts as a seasonal vein through the high desert floor. It lies 14.1 miles northeast of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 47°T), and is situated 3.8 miles northwest of Aztec. The landscape is defined by an austere geometry of scrub brush and alkaline soil, stretching out toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the San Juan Mountains that anchor the horizon. A mile to the east, the basin of Coach Tank gathers the rare, precious runoff of the plains, reflecting the wide, unblinking sky in its still surface. The air here holds a distinct, metallic clarity that sharpens the edges of every stone and sagebrush, casting long, violet shadows as the afternoon heat begins to dissipate into the cooling earth.

History at North Light Plant remains etched in the quiet persistence of those who navigate the transition between the arid plains and the nearby remnants of ancestral masonry at Aztec Ruins National Monument. The economy operates at a deliberate, measured pace, tethered to the cycles of the land and the modest commerce that supports the surrounding agricultural reaches. Three miles away, the deepening shadows of Bohanan Canyon mark the transition to more rugged terrain, a reminder of the geological forces that have long dictated the rhythm of life in this corner of the state. Residents move with a quiet awareness of the light, which shifts from a harsh, blinding white at midday to a soft, amber glow that seems to pull the very color from the landscape before the stars claim the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 2.4 mi, 139° SE · 265 acres
Florence Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 150° SE
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 157° SE
McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 137° SE
Harvey McCoy House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 138° SE
Hartman Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 157° SE
The Virgin Mary (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 140° SE
Daws-Keys House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 142° SE
H D Abrams House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 142° SE
River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.1 mi, 077° E
Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.9 mi, 056° NE
Lions Wilderness Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 229° SW
Gatsch Theatre/Central Classrooms (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 229° SW
Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 229° SW
Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 228° SW
UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 086° E
Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 247° SW
US HW 550 end (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 166° S
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 231° SW
Lehmer Lookout (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 224° SW
Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 310° NW
San Juan Fishing Easement (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 mi, 105° E
Navajo Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 104° E
Indian Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 306° NW
Rail Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 017° N
The Gaslight Theater (Cinema) — 29.0 mi, 017° N
San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 29.1 mi, 017° N · 1.9M acres
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 29.5 mi, 325° NW · 53k acres
Mesa Verde Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.6 mi, 325° NW · 8,516 acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 090° E · 1.4M acres

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