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Polvadera New Mexico Map

Explore Polvadera, 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 Polvadera, New Mexico

How to Use This Polvadera, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	34.204789
Longitude	-106.921696
Population	178
Density	70.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87828
Area Code	575
County Seat	Socorro
School District	Socorro Consolidated Schools

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About Polvadera, New Mexico

Polvadera is a locality in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 178. The population density is 70.9 people per km². Polvadera is located at 34.2048°N, 106.9217°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87828.

Polvadera occupies a quiet stretch of high desert where the earth holds the sun’s warmth long after the shadows lengthen across the basin floor. It lies 42.9 miles south-southwest of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 195°T), and is situated 10.3 miles north of Socorro. The landscape is defined by the sharp, arid clarity of the horizon, where the Cerritos de las Minas rise as jagged silhouettes against an immense, pale sky. To the west, the land yields to the dry, sun-bleached expanse of the San Lorenzo Settling Basin, while the persistent, seasonal pulse of the Arroyo del Puertecito carves a shallow, gravelly path through the scrub. Here, the air carries the scent of dry sage and parched clay, and the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight that seems to pause the very movement of the wind.

History in Polvadera remains tethered to the slow cultivation of the valley, a legacy of families who learned to coax life from the alkaline soil through generations of irrigation and patience. Much of the surrounding terrain is preserved under the wild, untamed stewardship of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, which serves as a sanctuary for the hawks and coyotes that roam the brush. While Hidden Tank remains a distant, quiet presence in the backcountry, the local economy continues to reflect a spare, agrarian resilience, favoring the quiet rhythm of small-scale agriculture over the clamor of modern industry. Life in Polvadera moves with a deliberate, unadorned cadence, reflecting a culture shaped by the harsh, beautiful necessity of a land that demands both respect and a steady hand.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.4 mi, 357° N · 456k acres
Ladron Mountain - Devil's Backbone Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.1 mi, 270° W
Veranito Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.7 mi, 116° SE · 7,292 acres
San Lorenzo Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 301° NW
La Joya Waterfowl Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 029° NE
Tribute to Randall G. Sanders (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 014° N
Presilla Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.1 mi, 152° SE · 7,946 acres
EMRTC Rattlesnake (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 179° S
Alice Kase Memorial Bench (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 177° S
Robert M. Lockhart Plaque (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 177° S
Jumbo Fragment (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 171° S
Magdalena Fault Historical Marker (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 227° SW
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 233° SW · 1.6M acres
Bernalillo Waterfowl Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 021° N
Landmuir Research Site Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 16.4 mi, 210° SW
Dobson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 252° W
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.1 mi, 180° S · 114k acres
Chupadera Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 180° S · 5,442 acres
San Pasqual Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.8 mi, 167° S · 20k acres
Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 153° SE
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 016° N
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 34.8 mi, 062° NE · 980 acres
Reoccupation Plazuela (Historic Ruins) — 35.5 mi, 061° NE
Abo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 35.5 mi, 061° NE
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 44.5 mi, 060° NE
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 44.6 mi, 060° NE
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 053° NE
Cavalcade of Wings (Museum) — 60.9 mi, 016° N
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 61.3 mi, 322° NW
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts (Theatre) — 61.5 mi, 014° N

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