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Rio Chiquito New Mexico Map

Explore Rio Chiquito, 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 Rio Chiquito, New Mexico

How to Use This Rio Chiquito, New Mexico Map

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

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	Rio Chiquito
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Rio Arriba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.002525
Longitude	-105.904742
Population	200
Density	71.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87522
Area Code	505
County Seat	Tierra Amarilla
School District	Española Municipal Schools

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About Rio Chiquito, New Mexico

Rio Chiquito is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 71.8 people per km². Rio Chiquito is located at 36.0025°N, 105.9047°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87522.

Rio Chiquito anchors itself to the earth where the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Rio Quemado carves a narrow path through the high desert floor. It lies 9.9 miles east of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 85°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-northeast of La Mesilla. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality that sharpens the edges of the distant Sangre de Cristo Mountains, visible against the horizon like jagged teeth biting into a pale, bruised sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain shifts into a rugged expanse where the dry, aromatic scent of sagebrush rises to meet the heat of the afternoon sun. To the north, the land climbs toward the rugged elevation of the Sierra Mosca Trail, while the nearby basin of La Caja offers a quiet depression in the earth that catches the long, amber shadows of late day. Those who walk the perimeter of Los Potreros find the ground yielding and coarse, a landscape that demands a certain humility from anyone who traverses its dusty, sun-bleached expanse.

Rio Chiquito carries the weight of long-standing traditions, where the architecture of adobe brick seems to grow directly from the soil, mirroring the muted ochre and gray of the surrounding hills. The local economy remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the land, defined by small-scale agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the harvest that have sustained families here for generations. While Middle Fork Lake sits twenty-one miles away as a distant, cool relief in the higher reaches, the life of the place remains anchored to the immediate, reliable flow of the Rio Quemado. There is a profound stillness in the daily routine, a quiet adherence to patterns that favor the resilience of the local community over the frantic pace of the modern world. Life in Rio Chiquito moves with the gravity of the seasons, marked by the smell of woodsmoke in the cold months and the pervasive, golden light that settles over the valley when the sun finally dips behind the high ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Los Potreros (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 243° SW
Los Potreros - Esperanza Vigil (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 243° SW
Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 092° E · 1.5M acres
Sombrillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.7 mi, 306° NW
Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 084° E
Descanso (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 272° W
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 040° NE · 1.4M acres
Rio Arriba Community Center (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 275° W
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.2 mi, 150° SE · 222k acres
Gear Up Graduation Mural (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 273° W
Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 257° W
Ben Lujan Memorial Highway (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 257° W
Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 265° W
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.7 mi, 265° W
Bond House Historic Site (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 265° W
Poeh Cultural Center (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 216° SW
Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.8 mi, 332° NW
Marianne Hornbuckle Fine Art (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 229° SW
Camel Rock (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 199° S
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 238° SW
Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 350° N
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.0 mi, 007° N · 19k acres
Vista Grande Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 160° S
Santa Fe Opera (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 188° S
Shidoni (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 184° S
Picuris Pueblo Museum Center (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 038° NE
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.3 mi, 132° SE · 6,823 acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 18.8 mi, 240° SW · 34k acres
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 20.6 mi, 018° N · 311k acres

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