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Paraje New Mexico Map

Explore Paraje, 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 Paraje, New Mexico

How to Use This Paraje, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.044379
Longitude	-107.468194
Population	705
Density	48.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87007
Area Code	505
County Seat	Grants
School District	Grants-Cibola County Schools

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About Paraje, New Mexico

Paraje is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 705. The population density is 48.8 people per km². Paraje is located at 35.0444°N, 107.4682°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87007.

Paraje emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet confluence of arid earth and resilient scrub, defined by the imposing silhouette of Paraje Mesa rising a mile to the west. It lies 45.2 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 274°T), and is situated 22.2 miles east-southeast of Grants. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the landscape, turning the shadows into deep, violet pools as the sun dips behind the distant horizon. Only a mile away, the Rio San Jose carves a modest path through the basin, providing a thin, vital ribbon of moisture that sustains the sparse vegetation before the land gives way to the deeper shadows of Encinal Canyon. In the stillness of the afternoon, the light settles over the plains with a weightless, golden intensity, illuminating the dust that hangs suspended in the warm, stagnant currents of the afternoon.

Paraje carries the quiet endurance of a place shaped by generations of agricultural tradition and the slow, deliberate pace of rural life. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape opens into vast, sun-bleached expanses where the silence is broken only by the shifting of the wind against the parched soil. Residents look toward the Water Canyon Wildlife Area, eight miles distant, as a reminder of the raw, untamed character of the region that persists despite the modest human footprint. While the economic rhythm remains tethered to the land and the seasonal demands of the climate, the identity of Paraje is defined by the resilience of those who have made this high, exposed terrain their own, finding purpose in the steady maintenance of a life lived beneath an expansive, unchanging sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Phillips 66 Gas Station (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 298° NW
Water Canyon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 357° N
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 10.3 mi, 327° NW · 1.6M acres
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 215° SW
Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.0 mi, 182° S · 12k acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 278° W · 263k acres
Marquez Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 020° N
Breaking Bad First Cook Site (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 078° E
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 19.5 mi, 258° W · 109k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.7 mi, 260° W · 98k acres
Grants Historic Marker (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 287° W
Garret Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 253° W
Sandstone Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 252° W
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.1 mi, 234° SW · 62k acres
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 289° W
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 289° W
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 289° W
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 283° W
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 288° W
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.6 mi, 246° SW · 40k acres
Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 028° NE
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 39.2 mi, 083° E · 2,949 acres
American Flag Roof (Public Artwork) — 43.6 mi, 086° E
Stage 2 (Theatre) — 44.0 mi, 082° E
Jim Morley Theater (Theatre) — 44.0 mi, 082° E
Penfield Gallery (Gallery) — 45.3 mi, 085° E
American International Rattlesnake Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 085° E
Bear Paw Indian Arts and Gallery (Gallery) — 45.3 mi, 085° E
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.1 mi, 153° SE · 456k acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 54.5 mi, 040° NE · 1.5M acres

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