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Sandia Heights New Mexico Map

Explore Sandia Heights, 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 Sandia Heights, New Mexico

How to Use This Sandia Heights, New Mexico Map

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

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	Sandia Heights
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Bernalillo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.176989
Longitude	-106.491412
Population	3,273
Density	670.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87122
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Sandia Heights, New Mexico

Sandia Heights is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,273. The population density is 670.0 people per km². Sandia Heights is located at 35.1770°N, 106.4914°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87122.

Sandia Heights occupies a rugged, elevated expanse where the high desert floor tilts upward to meet the imposing, granite-streaked western face of the Sandia Mountains. It lies 7.5 miles east of North Valley, NM (from North Valley, NM: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southeast of Bernalillo. The Arroyo de Domingo Baca carves a deep, stony path through the neighborhood, acting as a natural drainage artery that channels seasonal runoff toward the arid plains below. Residents walk the Paseo del Norte Trail, a ribbons-edge of gravel and brush that offers an unobstructed vantage point of the vast, shifting sky. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, the light here possesses a peculiar, honeyed density, casting long shadows that emphasize the sharp, volcanic character of the landscape while the Cañon de Domingo Baca remains a cool, shadowed reminder of the geological forces at work just a mile away.

History in Sandia Heights is written in the transition between the ancient, sun-baked earth and the mid-century modern architecture that defines its residential character. The local economy is tied to the intellectual and technical currents of the surrounding region, favoring a professional demographic that values the proximity to the Sandia Ranger District for both recreation and respite. While many seek the challenge of the La Luz Trail to test their endurance against the steep mountain ascent, others find a more measured pace in the daily rituals of the neighborhood, where the scent of roasting green chile often drifts on the cooling evening breeze. It is a place where the proximity to the wilderness is palpable, yet the convenience of modern life remains steady, balanced by a profound silence that descends once the sun slips behind the western horizon and the Jemez Canyon Reservoir reflects the final, fading violet of the dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paseo del Norte Trail (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 245° SW
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 090° E · 1.6M acres
Vista Sandia Equestrian Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 244° SW
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.0 mi, 089° E · 38k acres
Elena Gallegos picnic area (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 091° E
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 035° NE
Pino Arroyo (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 183° S
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 132° SE
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 128° SE
38 Years of Philip B Tollefsrud (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 126° SE
North Domingo Baca (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 270° W
Ben Greiner Soccer Field (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 278° W
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 083° E
Altamont Little League (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 270° W
Pondorosa Point (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 031° NE
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 066° NE
La Cueva Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 276° W
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 242° SW
Bernalillo Watershed Addition, Plo 3839 10/4/1965 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 003° N · 1,700 acres
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 006° N · 2,412 acres
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 094° E
Site of historic Alameda Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 277° W
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 109° E
McIlhaney Dairy (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 256° W
Alehandro Gonzales House Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 303° NW
Corrales Bosque Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 297° NW
Keshet Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 231° SW
RIM-2 Terrier (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 197° S
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 197° S
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 11.5 mi, 272° W · 2,949 acres

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