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Pastura New Mexico Map

Explore Pastura, 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 Pastura, New Mexico

How to Use This Pastura, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.78284
Longitude	-104.944717
Population	17
Density	18.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88435
Area Code	575
County Seat	Santa Rosa
School District	Vaughn Municipal Schools

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About Pastura, New Mexico

Pastura is a locality in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 18.9 people per km². Pastura is located at 34.7828°N, 104.9447°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88435.

Pastura occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward the horizon in shades of ocher and pale, wind-swept gray. It lies 58.2 miles south-southeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 164°T), and is situated 18.4 miles southwest of Santa Rosa. The landscape is defined by the rugged geometry of Kipping Canyon, which carves a deep, quiet passage through the earth just three miles away, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains lingers ninety miles to the west like a blue memory against the afternoon sky. The air here carries the dry, sharp scent of sagebrush and parched soil, particularly as the sun begins to dip low, casting long, bruised shadows across the plains. Four miles distant, the waters of Cañada de Brehedo and the still, reflective surface of Mayter Lake offer the only respite from the relentless arid grip of the basin, providing a subtle, vital moisture to the otherwise thirsty plains.

Pastura remains a quiet waypoint defined by the enduring resilience of the railroad and the sparse, hard-won economy of the high desert. Historically, the locality served as a critical stop for livestock transit, its identity forged in the labor of ranchers who understood the unforgiving rhythm of the seasons and the necessity of persistence in a region where water is a precious, measured commodity. While the bustle of modern commerce has largely bypassed these quiet sidings, the legacy of the early homesteaders persists in the weathered wood and sun-baked stone that define the local architecture. Travelers moving through the region often find themselves eighteen miles from the boundaries of Unknown Park, a reminder of the vast, unpeopled spaces that surround this small, resolute settlement. Life in Pastura moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the wind, governed by the color of the sky and the shifting light that defines the character of this austere, beautiful corner of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 17.9 mi, 054° NE
Vásquez De Coronado’s Route (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 080° E
Grzelachowski House Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 080° E
Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 054° NE
Jesus M Casaus House Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 054° NE
Park Lake (Local Park) — 18.5 mi, 054° NE
Joseph's Restaurant (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 053° NE
Santa Rosa Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 028° NE
Santa Rosa Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 039° NE
Sumner Lake State Park (State Park) — 32.5 mi, 110° E
Star Axis (Public Artwork) — 34.2 mi, 346° N
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 36.3 mi, 340° N · 1.5M acres
Fort Hatch (Historic Castle / Fort) — 37.1 mi, 360° N
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 40.0 mi, 326° NW
Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 117° SE
Roswell Cave Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 47.9 mi, 169° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 49.6 mi, 228° SW · 1.6M acres
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.9 mi, 346° N · 17k acres
Serf Theater (Theatre) — 58.1 mi, 345° N
Kiva Theater (Cinema) — 58.2 mi, 344° N
Indigo Theatre (Cinema) — 58.2 mi, 344° N
Ilfield Auditorium (Theatre) — 58.2 mi, 345° N
Rough Riders Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 345° N
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 345° N
Sabinoso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 58.5 mi, 020° N · 22k acres
Roswell crash (Viewpoint) — 60.0 mi, 214° SW
Moriarty Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 64.4 mi, 284° W
Spanish Church at Pecos Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 67.7 mi, 322° NW
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 70.1 mi, 339° N · 222k acres
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.9 mi, 355° N · 8,460 acres

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