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Pinehill New Mexico Map

Explore Pinehill, 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 Pinehill, New Mexico

How to Use This Pinehill, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.892166
Longitude	-108.422357
Population	586
Density	64.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87321, 87357
Area Code	505
County Seat	Grants
School District	Grants-Cibola County Schools

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About Pinehill, New Mexico

Pinehill is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 586. The population density is 64.0 people per km². Pinehill is located at 34.8922°N, 108.4224°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87321, 87357.

Pinehill emerges from the high, arid plains of New Mexico where the Rio Pescado carves a persistent, life-giving artery through the parched earth. It lies 41.0 miles south-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 153°T), and is situated 33.3 miles west-southwest of Grants. The landscape is defined by the stark, angular beauty of the White Horse Draw, a basin that catches the long, amber shadows of late afternoon and holds them against the dusty scrub. To the west, the Zuñi Mountains rise in a jagged silhouette against the expanse of the sky, their slopes draped in the deep, aromatic green of ponderosa pines that stand as silent sentinels over the valley. The air here carries a dry, crisp clarity, sharpening the outlines of the limestone bluffs and giving the horizon a depth that makes the distance feel both infinite and intimate.

Pinehill preserves a quiet continuity of human presence, marked by a history that stretches back through layers of indigenous settlement and the enduring influence of the Navajo Nation. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving at a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts in light and the demands of subsistence and small-scale livestock grazing. Visitors often gravitate toward the nearby El Morro National Monument, where ancient inscriptions etched into the sandstone provide a tangible record of those who stopped to drink at the watering holes centuries ago. Even with the proximity of Nicoll Lake, which offers a rare, still mirror to the vast desert sky, life in Pinehill remains focused on the subtle, daily labor of sustaining a home in a rugged, uncompromising terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 089° E · 263k acres
Chain of Craters Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.4 mi, 089° E · 18k acres
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 10.5 mi, 020° N · 1,040 acres
Atsinna Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 10.8 mi, 021° N
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.5 mi, 096° E · 21k acres
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.8 mi, 107° E · 40k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 045° NE · 1.6M acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 091° E · 109k acres
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 027° NE
El Calderon cinder cone (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 079° E
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 296° NW
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.9 mi, 114° SE · 62k acres
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 033° NE
Lightning Field (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 145° SE
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 063° NE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 35.3 mi, 270° W
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 060° NE
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 018° N
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 060° NE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 060° NE
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 061° NE
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 018° N
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 186° S · 1.8M acres
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 44.1 mi, 348° N
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 346° N
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 46.6 mi, 341° N
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 089° E
Wind Biker (Public Artwork) — 47.4 mi, 338° N
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 338° N
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 66.5 mi, 273° W · 148k acres

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