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Punta de Agua New Mexico Map

Explore Punta de Agua, 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 Punta de Agua, New Mexico

How to Use This Punta de Agua, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Punta de Agua, 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 Punta de Agua.

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	Punta de Agua
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Torrance County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	34.600061
Longitude	-106.283907
Population	68
Density	19.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87036
Area Code	505
County Seat	Estancia
School District	Mountainair Public Schools

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About Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Punta de Agua is a locality in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 19.0 people per km². Punta de Agua is located at 34.6001°N, 106.2839°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87036.

Punta de Agua occupies a stark and sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the horizon feels vast enough to swallow the mind. It lies 29.2 miles east-southeast of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 119°T), and is situated 28.3 miles east of Belen. The land here is defined by the sharp, arid contours of Cañon Sapato just a mile away, a deep scar in the earth that channels the scant rainfall toward the intermittent flow of the Arroyo de Manzano. To the west, the Manzano Mountains loom as a jagged wall of blue-gray stone, their upper reaches cloaked in the dark, resinous scent of ponderosa pine. At certain hours, the light in Punta de Agua turns a bruised violet, casting long, reachy shadows that emphasize the silence of the scrubland and the persistent, dry heat that defines the rhythm of the days.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument serves as the anchor for the region, preserving the heavy, earthen remnants of a time when the desert supported a far more dense and sedentary human presence. The economy of Punta de Agua remains tied to the slow cycles of the land, defined by small-scale ranching and the stubborn persistence of families who have worked these soils for generations. While the distant shimmer of Squatty Tank offers a rare gathering point for local wildlife, the human experience here is one of isolation and profound connection to the climate. Those who traverse the local terrain often find themselves seeking the quietude of the Ox Canyon Trail, where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has slipped behind the western peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Monument) — 0.5 mi, 243° SW · 980 acres
Torreon (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 246° SW
Lucero Structures (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 248° W
Quarai Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 246° SW
Manzano Mountains State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 254° W
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 175° S · 1.6M acres
Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 157° SE
New Mexico Zia (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 159° S
Gypsy Raven Studios (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 156° SE
Manzano Mountain Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 156° SE
Mountainair Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 162° S
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 273° W · 37k acres
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 359° N
Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.5 mi, 317° NW · 896 acres
Berkshire Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 050° NE
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 227° SW · 456k acres
Valencia County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 279° W
Dust Bowl Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 265° W
Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 358° N
Moriarty Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 025° NE
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 32.9 mi, 008° N
Stallion Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.3 mi, 212° SW · 24k acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.4 mi, 347° N · 38k acres
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 320° NW · 1,142 acres
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 351° N
DTRA Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 334° NW
V-750 Dvina (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 336° NW
MIM-14 Nike Hercules (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 336° NW
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 43.8 mi, 325° NW · 2,949 acres
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 55.7 mi, 143° SE · 1.1M acres

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