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Ojo Amarillo New Mexico Map

Explore Ojo Amarillo, 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 Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico

How to Use This Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	36.693336
Longitude	-108.369245
Population	696
Density	136.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87416
Area Code	505
County Seat	Aztec
School District	Central Consolidated Schools

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About Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico

Ojo Amarillo is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 696. The population density is 136.8 people per km². Ojo Amarillo is located at 36.6933°N, 108.3692°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87416.

Ojo Amarillo stretches across a high desert expanse where the earth holds the heat of the sun long after the light begins to thin into violet shadows. It lies 8.7 miles west-southwest of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 254°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-southeast of Shiprock. The landscape is defined by the stark, dry resilience of the scrubland, where the proximity of the Ojo Amarillo Canyon carves a jagged, silent path through the terrain. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the San Juan Mountains rise like serrated teeth against the pale sky, anchoring the horizon in a permanent, cool blue. Water remains a precious, quiet presence here, carried by the San Juan River as it winds through the arid floor, providing a vital, verdant artery that sustains the sparse vegetation. When the wind moves over the dry soil, it carries the scent of sage and ancient dust, a reminder of the quiet, geologic patience that shapes this land.

Ojo Amarillo maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the land, reflecting a history deeply rooted in the interplay of irrigation and endurance. The local economy finds its footing in the quiet labor of agriculture and the extraction of natural resources, where the work of the day is measured by the steady progress of machinery and the careful tending of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the farms, the River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a segment of the riparian corridor, offering a rare sanctuary where the cottonwoods gather in tight, sheltered clusters. Life in Ojo Amarillo is marked by the deliberate pace of those who know how to extract value from a demanding climate, where the transition from the heat of midday to the sharp clarity of evening is the most reliable clock in the territory. While Jackson Lake provides a distant point of stillness for the occasional traveler, the true character of the locality remains tethered to the persistent, sun-bleached grit of its daily industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brooks Isham Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 359° N
Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 335° NW
River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.0 mi, 316° NW
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.8 mi, 319° NW
Westland Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 069° E
Among the Waters River Park and Trail (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 076° E
Thomas Jefferson Arrington House Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 074° E
Lehmer Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 080° E
Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 043° NE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 064° NE
Energy Dance (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 063° NE
Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 065° NE
Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 064° NE
Henderson Performance Hall (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 064° NE
US HW 550 end (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 087° E
Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 008° N
Cliff Palace Viewpoint (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 360° N
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 22.2 mi, 064° NE · 265 acres
American Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 067° NE
Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 067° NE
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.7 mi, 153° SE · 48k acres
UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 066° NE
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 32.3 mi, 353° N · 53k acres
Mesa Verde Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 36.1 mi, 001° N · 8,516 acres
San Juan Fishing Easement (Nature Reserve) — 37.1 mi, 079° E
Mancos Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 45.1 mi, 005° N
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 006° N
San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 45.5 mi, 006° N · 1.9M acres
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 46.2 mi, 341° N · 183k acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 56.2 mi, 079° E · 1.4M acres

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