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Ojo Sarco New Mexico Map

Explore Ojo Sarco, 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 Sarco, New Mexico

How to Use This Ojo Sarco, New Mexico Map

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

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 Sarco
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Rio Arriba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.122525
Longitude	-105.78335
Population	277
Density	31.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87521
Area Code	505
County Seat	Tierra Amarilla
School District	Peñasco Independent Schools

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About Ojo Sarco, New Mexico

Ojo Sarco is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 277. The population density is 31.4 people per km². Ojo Sarco is located at 36.1225°N, 105.7833°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87521.

Ojo Sarco emerges from the high, arid landscape as a quiet assembly of adobe structures clinging to the ridges of the Carson National Forest. It lies 18.9 miles east-northeast of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 61°T), and is situated 19.0 miles south-southwest of Ranchos de Taos. The Cañada de Ojo Sarco carves a narrow, seasonal path through the earth here, its presence marked by the deepening of shadows against the sun-baked soil. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains define the horizon, their massive stature lending a sense of permanence to the thin, crystalline air. The land descends into the nearby Osha Canyon, where the terrain shifts from open, scrub-dotted slopes to the dense, resinous fragrance of timbered woodlands. In the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the texture of the plaster walls and making the entire valley floor glow with an intensity that seems to vibrate against the stillness of the high desert.

History in Ojo Sarco remains anchored in the traditions of Hispano settlement, where the cultivation of small, private plots once dictated the rhythm of daily life. The regional economy has long relied on the subtle yields of these mountain valleys, supplemented by the stewardship of the surrounding Carson National Forest, which provides a vast, rugged buffer against the encroachment of the modern world. While the solitude is profound, the echoes of a deep, agrarian past persist in the careful maintenance of irrigation ditches and the seasonal cycles of the chile harvest. Travelers seeking the solitude of the wilderness often pass through on their way to the Trampas Trail, yet Ojo Sarco maintains an internal focus, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of those who work the land and the quiet endurance of a culture that has learned to thrive in the shadow of the peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 053° NE · 1.4M acres
Copper Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.8 mi, 359° N
Picuris Pueblo Museum Center (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 037° NE
Lower Gorge Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.2 mi, 330° NW
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 7.5 mi, 176° S · 1.5M acres
Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 312° NW
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 162° S · 222k acres
Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 053° NE
Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 053° NE
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.1 mi, 338° N · 19k acres
Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 209° SW
Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 358° N
Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 302° NW
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 11.2 mi, 360° N · 311k acres
Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 225° SW
U S Hill (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 060° NE
Descanso (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 228° SW
Petaca Point (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 003° N
Fort Burgwin (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.6 mi, 047° NE
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.9 mi, 130° SE · 6,823 acres
Public Water Reserve No. 65, S.O. Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 353° N · 119 acres
Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 235° SW
Ben Lujan Memorial Highway (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 235° SW
Harwood (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 030° NE
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 241° SW
Bond House Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 242° SW
Posi Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 309° NW
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 29.1 mi, 233° SW · 34k acres
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 023° NE · 45k acres
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 43.0 mi, 242° SW · 58k acres

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