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San Fidel New Mexico Map

Explore San Fidel, 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 San Fidel, New Mexico

How to Use This San Fidel, New Mexico Map

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

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	San Fidel
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Cibola County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.102566
Longitude	-107.597533
Population	124
Density	11.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87049
Area Code	505
County Seat	Grants
School District	Grants-Cibola County Schools

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About San Fidel, New Mexico

San Fidel is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 11.4 people per km². San Fidel is located at 35.1026°N, 107.5975°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87049.

San Fidel occupies a stretch of high desert where the horizon is defined by the rugged, imposing silhouette of Frog Mesa rising nine miles to the west. It lies 52.3 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 276°T), and is situated 14.9 miles east-southeast of Grants. The landscape here consists of sun-bleached plains and scrub-dotted plateaus, punctuated three miles away by the deep, silent erosion of San Jose Canyon. Two miles from the center, the Rio San Jose carves a thin, vital ribbon through the arid terrain, providing a meager but essential moisture that allows for patches of persistent greenery against the pervasive gray of the earth. The light in San Fidel holds a particular, sharp clarity, turning the dusty road surfaces into pale ribbons of gold as the sun retreats behind the distant, jagged skyline.

San Fidel carries the weight of long-standing cultural layers, where early agricultural traditions remain visible in the weathered adobe structures and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily work. While industry has shifted over the decades, the local economy remains tied to the slow rhythms of the land, reflecting a history defined by resilient settlement and the endurance of those who learned to thrive in the shadow of the nearby Cibola National Forest. Travelers passing through may find themselves ten miles from the quiet stillness of Lady Lake, yet the true gravity of the place is found in the way the wind moves across the dry fields and the enduring strength of the architecture. Life in San Fidel continues with a steady, unadorned purpose, marked by the changing seasons and the simple necessity of maintaining a home in a vast, open country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 000° N · 1.6M acres
Phillips 66 Gas Station (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 119° SE
Water Canyon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 027° NE
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 263° W · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 12.6 mi, 273° W · 109k acres
Grants Historic Marker (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 279° W
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.2 mi, 248° W · 21k acres
Acoma Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 178° S
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.1 mi, 239° SW · 98k acres
The Roarin' 20's Sign (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 283° W
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 284° W
Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 284° W
San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 274° W
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 282° W
Garret Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 232° SW
Sandstone Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 231° SW
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 222° SW · 62k acres
Marquez Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 045° NE
Breaking Bad First Cook Site (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 090° E
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 233° SW · 40k acres
Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 36.4 mi, 041° NE
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 46.2 mi, 089° E · 2,949 acres
American Flag Roof (Public Artwork) — 50.8 mi, 091° E
Stage 2 (Theatre) — 51.0 mi, 088° E
Stage 1 (Theatre) — 51.0 mi, 088° E
Rio Rancho Premiere (Cinema) — 51.6 mi, 079° E
Penfield Gallery (Gallery) — 52.4 mi, 090° E
Bear Paw Indian Arts and Gallery (Gallery) — 52.5 mi, 090° E
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.2 mi, 148° SE · 456k acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 56.6 mi, 048° NE · 1.5M acres

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