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Roy New Mexico Map

Explore Roy, 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 Roy, New Mexico

How to Use This Roy, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.943924
Longitude	-104.196089
Population	193
Density	36.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	87743
Area Code	575
County Seat	Mosquero
School District	Roy Municipal Schools

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About Roy, New Mexico

Roy is a locality in Harding County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 36.5 people per km². Roy is located at 35.9439°N, 104.1961°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Roy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 87743.

Roy emerges from the high plains as a collection of weathered facades held together by the thin, persistent light of the New Mexico sky. It lies 62.5 miles east-northeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 67°T), and is situated 59.6 miles north-northwest of Tucumcari. The landscape around Roy expands in shades of ochre and burnt umber, where the earth breaks open into the rugged depression of John Snyder Draw and the quiet, intermittent path of La Cinta Creek. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains provides a permanent, snow-dusted boundary against the horizon. Closer to the center of the settlement, the grass of the Kiowa National Grassland ripples under the pressure of the wind, while the stillness of Morgan Lake remains undisturbed just a few miles away. The air here holds a sharp, dry clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence post and corrugated roof, revealing a terrain that demands patience from anyone who walks its expanse.

Roy anchors itself in the cycles of the land, defined by a history of ranching and the slow, deliberate work of agriculture that has persisted through generations. Life in Roy revolves around the quiet maintenance of these traditions, where the daily rhythm is dictated by the requirements of livestock and the seasonal shifts in the weather. Residents gather in the modest space of Roy Park, a local gathering point that serves as a quiet center for the community. The economy remains tethered to the vast, open spaces that surround the buildings, reflecting a culture that values self-reliance and the subtle endurance of those who choose to remain. Even as the decades pass, the fundamental character of the locality remains unhurried, reflecting a quiet pride in a life lived far from the friction of more crowded places.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roy Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 048° NE
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 3.5 mi, 281° W · 137k acres
Chicosa Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 014° N
Chicosa Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 014° N
Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 131° SE
Sabinoso Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 20.7 mi, 212° SW
Sabinoso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.7 mi, 213° SW · 22k acres
Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 279° W
Old Colfax County Courhouse (Monument) — 36.6 mi, 323° NW
Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 179° S
Fort Union National Monument (National Monument) — 45.1 mi, 267° W · 721 acres
Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site (Attraction) — 45.2 mi, 257° W
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.0 mi, 261° W · 8,460 acres
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.1 mi, 333° NW · 5,926 acres
María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker (Monument) — 50.2 mi, 306° NW
Rayado (Attraction) — 50.3 mi, 306° NW
The Minds Eye (Public Artwork) — 54.5 mi, 154° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 55.1 mi, 306° NW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 59.7 mi, 154° SE
Fort Hatch (Historic Castle / Fort) — 60.4 mi, 225° SW
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum (Museum) — 61.8 mi, 248° W
Rough Riders Museum (Museum) — 61.9 mi, 248° W
Old Cartwright Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 62.0 mi, 299° NW
Serf Theater (Theatre) — 62.1 mi, 247° SW
Kiva Theater (Cinema) — 62.5 mi, 248° W
Indigo Theatre (Cinema) — 62.6 mi, 248° W
Folsom Museum (Museum) — 64.2 mi, 014° N
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 65.0 mi, 268° W · 1.5M acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 65.0 mi, 290° W · 1.4M acres
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 68.6 mi, 258° W · 222k acres

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