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Ojo Encino New Mexico Map

Explore Ojo Encino, 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 Encino, New Mexico

How to Use This Ojo Encino, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.955574
Longitude	-107.347824
Population	222
Density	131.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87013
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Ojo Encino, New Mexico

Ojo Encino is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 222. The population density is 131.5 people per km². Ojo Encino is located at 35.9556°N, 107.3478°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87013.

Ojo Encino emerges from the high desert as a sparse collection of structures scattered across a landscape defined by the relentless, pale clarity of the New Mexico sun. It lies 58.4 miles west of Los Alamos, NM (from Los Alamos, NM: bearing 275°T), and is situated 48.9 miles east-northeast of Crownpoint. The horizon remains vast and unburdened, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of the San Juan Mountains that anchors the western sky. Dry earth, textured with scrub and hardy grasses, gives way to the subtle, meandering depression of Encino Wash, a vein of sand and stone that traces the land’s slow thirst. Only two miles distant, the waters of Franciscan Lake hold a stillness that mirrors the quietude of the plains, providing a brief, reflective pause in the arid expanse. The air here carries the scent of baked clay and sage, and when the light shifts toward dusk, it turns the ground into a bruised violet that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows lengthen.

Ojo Encino maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the persistence of its people, who navigate a life shaped by the realities of a high-desert economy. Nearby, the Torreon Fossil Fauna West Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the ancient, buried secrets of this region, serving as a reminder of the deep history beneath the boots of modern inhabitants. The land itself is a bridge between the traditional practices of the Navajo Nation and the broader currents of the Southwest, where pastoral resilience remains a daily pursuit. Life in Ojo Encino moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of the urban corridors that lie beyond the San Isidro Valley. Whether tending to livestock or tending to the quiet maintenance of a home, the residents exist in a space where the scale of the landscape commands a certain humility, keeping the focus on the immediate, tangible work of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Torreon Fossil Fauna West Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.6 mi, 000° N
Torreon Fossil Fauna East Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.8 mi, 057° NE
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 271° W
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 18.1 mi, 080° E · 1.5M acres
Empedrado Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.9 mi, 166° S · 8,997 acres
San Juan Basin (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 065° NE
La Lena Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.5 mi, 163° S · 10k acres
Hodoos (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 318° NW
Cuba Historic Marker (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 080° E
Twin Peaks (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 322° NW
Red Hill (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 323° NW
Hoodoo Cove (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 323° NW
San Pedro Parks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.3 mi, 079° E · 41k acres
Shabik'eshchee Village (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 279° W
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 29.7 mi, 180° S · 1.6M acres
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 31.8 mi, 104° E · 58k acres
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.2 mi, 297° NW · 7,233 acres
Ramp View (Viewpoint) — 34.5 mi, 283° W
Fenton Lake (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 098° E
Jemez Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 38.9 mi, 109° E
Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 40.6 mi, 090° E · 89k acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 50.3 mi, 100° E · 34k acres
Golondrina (Public Artwork) — 58.4 mi, 095° E
Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 58.7 mi, 095° E
V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Hall (Theatre) — 59.6 mi, 138° SE
John Bosehard Tribal & Traditional Arts (Gallery) — 60.1 mi, 073° E
1625 Gallery Cacahuate Local Art (Gallery) — 60.1 mi, 073° E
Georgia O'keefe museum and home (Museum) — 60.1 mi, 073° E
Juniper Amphitheater (Theatre) — 60.7 mi, 100° E
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 63.6 mi, 205° SW · 109k acres

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