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Pinon New Mexico Map

Explore Pinon, 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 Pinon, New Mexico

How to Use This Pinon, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.6182
Longitude	-105.3867
Population	24
Density	1.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88344
Area Code	575
County Seat	Alamogordo
School District	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

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About Pinon, New Mexico

Pinon is a locality in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 24. The population density is 1.8 people per km². Pinon is located at 32.6182°N, 105.3867°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88344.

Pinon asserts itself as a quiet, arid plateau where the high desert air thins under a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 38.6 miles east-southeast of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 120°T), and is situated 59.2 miles west-southwest of Artesia. The landscape around Pinon is defined by the subtle erosion of Little Stevens Draw, a shallow scar in the earth that catches the infrequent seasonal runoff. Piñon Creek runs a modest, intermittent course nearby, its path marked by the hardy, scrubby vegetation that clings to the parched soil. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Sacramento Mountains rise against the horizon like a jagged, violet hem, while the immediate proximity of Lincoln National Forest provides a verdant contrast to the sun-bleached grasses of the plains. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, singular gold, lingering on the surface of Dare Tank as if reluctant to surrender the day to the cooling shadows of the basin.

History in Pinon is measured not by monuments, but by the resilience of those who carved a life from this dry, unforgiving expanse. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, defined by sparse ranching and the persistent, quiet labor required to maintain a presence in such a remote corridor. There is a distinct, solitary character to the life here, where the silence is rarely broken by anything louder than the wind scouring the brush or the distant movement of cattle across the range. While the modern world moves with a frantic, digitized velocity, Pinon persists in a slower, older gear, shaped by the practical necessities of a geography that demands both patience and a deep, intuitive understanding of the rain and the dust.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 322° NW · 1.1M acres
Avis School (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 327° NW
Sacramento Camp Lookout (Viewpoint) — 15.2 mi, 318° NW
Sacramento mountains murle (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 319° NW
Sacramento Columbarium (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 319° NW
Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.0 mi, 267° W · 11k acres
Black Grama Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 22.6 mi, 245° SW
Sacramento Escarpment Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 28.9 mi, 279° W
Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 319° NW
Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 319° NW
Oliver Lee State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 283° W
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 35.1 mi, 143° SE · 31k acres
High Rolls Tunnel (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 310° NW
The Alamogordo "A" (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 303° NW
Grave of Ham the Astrochimp (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 304° NW
New Mexico Museum of Space History (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 304° NW
Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 301° NW
Alamogordo Founders Park (Monument) — 38.6 mi, 300° NW
Casper Baca Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 43.6 mi, 330° NW
Samson Miller Memorial Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 43.6 mi, 330° NW
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 44.9 mi, 283° W · 148k acres
Carlsbad Pbr #5 (Historic Ruins) — 46.2 mi, 091° E
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.6 mi, 149° SE · 46k acres
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 49.6 mi, 149° SE · 87k acres
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 346° N
Ruidoso River Museum (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 341° N
Guadalupe Cave Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 52.4 mi, 141° SE · 28k acres
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 54.3 mi, 129° SE · 31k acres
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 57.8 mi, 348° N
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 68.1 mi, 255° W · 574k acres

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