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Prewitt New Mexico Map

Explore Prewitt, 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 Prewitt, New Mexico

How to Use This Prewitt, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.368255
Longitude	-108.074858
Population	842
Density	23.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87045
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Prewitt, New Mexico

Prewitt is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 842. The population density is 23.5 people per km². Prewitt is located at 35.3683°N, 108.0749°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87045.

Prewitt emerges from the high desert floor as a collection of sparse, sun-bleached structures framed by the vast, unyielding expanse of the New Mexico sky. It lies 40.9 miles east-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 106°T), and is situated 18.4 miles northwest of Grants. The horizon is dominated by the silhouette of Goat Mountain, which looms three miles away, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the scrubland as the afternoon light turns a deep, bruised gold. Closer to the settlement, the earth dips into the shallow, eroded channels of Casamero Draw, a landscape where the lack of moisture forces the flora to cling tightly to the rocky soil. Four miles distant, the arid terrain gives way to the protected, quiet expanses of the Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern, where the silence is broken only by the wind whistling through the dry, resilient brush.

Prewitt carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the extraction of resources and the slow, steady labor of those who settled this rugged corridor. The local economy has long been shaped by the presence of the earth beneath, with the nearby Mount Taylor Ranger District serving as a reminder of the forested heights that loom thirteen miles to the east, providing a stark contrast to the low-lying plains. Nearby, the infrequent waters of Blackjack Arroyo offer a rare, fleeting movement through the parched ground, marking the landscape with a faint, seasonal dampness that rarely lingers. Life in Prewitt moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to endure the intensity of the sun and the isolation of the high plateau, maintaining a character defined by the resilience of the people who call this demanding terrain home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.7 mi, 012° N
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 201° S
Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.2 mi, 162° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 6.1 mi, 226° SW · 1.6M acres
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 287° W
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 283° W
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 276° W · 65 acres
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 216° SW
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 143° SE
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 140° SE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 140° SE
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 140° SE
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.0 mi, 145° SE · 263k acres
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 147° SE
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 354° N
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 22.0 mi, 142° SE · 109k acres
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 306° NW
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.2 mi, 177° S · 98k acres
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 26.5 mi, 213° SW · 1,040 acres
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.5 mi, 152° SE · 21k acres
Lava Caves (entry forbidden) (Viewpoint) — 27.9 mi, 172° S
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.6 mi, 290° W
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 292° W
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.3 mi, 177° S · 40k acres
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.4 mi, 163° S · 62k acres
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 36.5 mi, 288° W
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 39.0 mi, 287° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 287° W
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 139° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 245° SW

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