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Placitas New Mexico Map

Explore Placitas, 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 Placitas, New Mexico

How to Use This Placitas, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.322648
Longitude	-106.443652
Population	5,041
Density	65.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87515, 87937, 87939, 87043
Area Code	575, 505
County Seat	Bernalillo
School District	Bernalillo Public Schools

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About Placitas, New Mexico

Placitas is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,041. The population density is 65.5 people per km². Placitas is located at 35.3226°N, 106.4437°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87515, 87937, 87939.

Placitas occupies a rugged expanse where the high desert floor fractures into the broken, sun-bleached terrain of Perdiz Canyon. It lies 14.4 miles east-northeast of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 69°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Bernalillo. Arroyo Suela carves a shallow, gravel-strewn scar through the landscape, its dry bed waiting for the sudden, violent rains that define the hydrology of this arid plateau. To the south, the Sandia Mountains rise with a tectonic severity, their granite faces catching the long, amber light of late afternoon in a way that turns the earth to bruised violet and ochre. The air here carries the scent of juniper and sun-baked stone, a thin, crystalline atmosphere that settles over the piñon-studded slopes of the Cibola National Forest, which borders the eastern edge of Placitas.

Spanish land grant origins persist in the lingering rhythm of the local culture, where the legacy of early settlers is visible in the adobe walls that seem to grow directly from the soil. While the economy has shifted from the modest grazing of sheep to the quiet pursuits of artisans and commuters, the pace remains dictated by the harsh, beautiful requirements of the high desert. Residents often seek the solitude of the Palomas Trail to traverse the foothills, moving through a landscape that feels indifferent to the passage of decades. Far from the reach of any reservoir like the distant Jemez Canyon Reservoir, the land demands a deliberate relationship with water and shade, rewarding those who observe the subtle shifts in the light as it moves across the dry, ancient scrub.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Placitas Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 288° W
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 179° S · 1.6M acres
Bernalillo Watershed Addition, Plo 3839 10/4/1965 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 197° S · 1,700 acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.1 mi, 169° S · 38k acres
Las Placitas Historic Marker (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 227° SW
Bernalillo Watershed Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.6 mi, 237° SW
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 199° S · 2,412 acres
La Angostura (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 322° NW
The Wall Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 184° S
Marian Shrine (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 265° W
Site of historic Kuaua Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 275° W
Golden Open Space (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 117° SE
Jemez Canyon Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 306° NW
Ball Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.6 mi, 046° NE
BERNALILLO On the Camino Real Historic Marker (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 280° W
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 180° S
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 254° W
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 193° S
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 186° S
Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 238° SW
V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Hall (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 266° W
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 188° S
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 158° S
Corrales Bosque Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 236° SW
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 161° S
Henderson Store (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 107° E
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 208° SW
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 17.1 mi, 236° SW · 2,949 acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 037° NE · 1.5M acres
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 21.8 mi, 000° N · 5,404 acres

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