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Rodeo New Mexico Map

Explore Rodeo, 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 Rodeo, New Mexico

How to Use This Rodeo, New Mexico Map

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

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.

CityRodeo
StateNew Mexico (NM)
CountyHidalgo County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude31.835372
Longitude-109.03117
Population108
Density5.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code88056
Area Code575
County SeatLordsburg
School DistrictAnimas Public Schools

About Rodeo, New Mexico

Rodeo is a locality in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 108. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Rodeo is located at 31.8354°N, 109.0312°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88056.

Rodeo commands a vast expanse of high desert where the horizon pulls the eye toward the jagged silhouette of the Peloncillo Mountains, twelve miles to the east. It lies 45.5 miles northeast of Douglas, AZ (from Douglas, AZ: bearing 42°T), and is situated 59.2 miles east-northeast of Bisbee. The earth here is a palette of parched ochre and dust, carved by the intermittent passage of the San Simon River, which wanders a mile away through the scrub. To the west, the Gray Peak Wilderness Study Area offers a rugged sanctuary of rock and silence, while the nearby Owl Canyon and the sparse waters of Stanford Tanks provide the only punctuation in a landscape defined by its immense, unyielding sky. As dusk descends, the light turns a bruised, translucent violet, bleaching the color from the creosote bushes and turning the ground into a quiet, shadow-swept stage.

Rodeo emerged from the expansion of the railroad, serving as a vital link for the cattle trade that once defined the economic pulse of this high-altitude corridor. While the rails have long since faded into the collective memory, the local economy now sustains itself through a quieter rhythm of ranching and the pursuit of scientific inquiry, as the darkness of the desert night draws those who study the stars. The proximity of the Douglas Ranger District, sixteen miles away, serves as a reminder of the forested heights that provide a cool counterpoint to the heat of the basin floor. Life in Rodeo persists with a slow, deliberate gravity, defined by the seasonal arrival of migratory birds and the persistent, dry wind that carries the scent of sage across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Gray Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.8 mi, 077° E · 14k acres
  • Central Peloncillo Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.0 mi, 123° SE
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 297° NW
  • Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 270° W · 1.7M acres
  • Chiricahua Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.4 mi, 261° W · 87k acres
  • Tractor Minion (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 317° NW
  • Antelope Pass Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.7 mi, 025° NE
  • Cathedral Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 293° NW
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 211° SW
  • Ramon P. "Monchi" Gonzales Memorial (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 285° W
  • Clarence May and C.H.M. May Memorial Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 315° NW
  • Sentinel Peak Fire Lookout Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 263° W
  • Devil's Kitchen (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 186° S
  • Whitmire Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.1 mi, 177° S · 12k acres
  • Chiricahua National Monument (National Monument) — 18.7 mi, 302° NW · 12k acres
  • Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 302° NW · 10k acres
  • Camp Rucker (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 254° W
  • Gray School (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 153° SE
  • Johnny Ringo Grave (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 275° W
  • Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 304° NW
  • Faraway ranch (guided tour) (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 301° NW
  • Wagon (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 314° NW
  • Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 235° SW · 5,550 acres
  • Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 32.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 48.0 mi, 035° NE · 2.7M acres
  • The Painted Portrait (Gallery) — 58.6 mi, 243° SW
  • Chuckleheads (Theatre) — 58.6 mi, 243° SW
  • Subway Gallery (Gallery) — 58.6 mi, 243° SW
  • Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild (Arts Centre) — 58.7 mi, 243° SW
  • Sam Poe Gallery (Gallery) — 58.7 mi, 243° SW

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About This Rodeo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rodeo, New Mexico. Coordinates: 31.835372, -109.03117. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rodeo includes the ZIP code (88056), telephone area code (575), county seat of Hidalgo County (Lordsburg), and school district assignment (Animas Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.