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Sandia Knolls New Mexico Map

Explore Sandia Knolls, 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 Knolls, New Mexico

How to Use This Sandia Knolls, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.160434
Longitude	-106.298751
Population	1,252
Density	172.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87047
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Sandia Knolls, New Mexico

Sandia Knolls is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,252. The population density is 172.5 people per km². Sandia Knolls is located at 35.1604°N, 106.2988°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87047.

Sandia Knolls reveals itself through the rhythmic rise and fall of the high desert floor, where the dry bed of the Frost Arroyo carves a vein of pale dust through the scrubland. It lies 17.6 miles east of North Valley, NM (from North Valley, NM: bearing 92°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Edgewood. Eight miles to the west, the jagged, violet-hued spine of the Sandia Mountains dominates the skyline, casting long, cool shadows that stretch across the plains as the sun begins its descent. The air here holds a distinct, parched clarity, thinning as it climbs toward the timberline of the nearby Sandia Ranger District, while the ground itself is a mosaic of sun-bleached earth and resilient, silver-tipped grasses. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, copper gold, illuminating the quiet, open reaches of the Sandia Knolls park that provides a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna.

History in Sandia Knolls is written in the silence of the terrain and the layering of cultures that have long sought refuge in the shadow of the peaks. Economic life here moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a region defined by its distance from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, favoring independent livelihoods and the quiet cultivation of the land. Residents often look toward Cienega Canyon for the stillness of the high desert, or follow the path of the Armijo Trail to traverse the rugged, unyielding terrain that keeps the pace of life grounded in the cycles of the seasons. While the water of the Mescalero Reservoir waits seventeen miles away as a distant, glassy promise, the people of Sandia Knolls remain tethered to the reality of the desert, where the harvest of late-summer chiles and the persistent, biting cold of winter define the rhythm of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sandia Knolls (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 320° NW
East Mountain Little League (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 293° NW
San Antonito (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 264° W
Pa-ako ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 343° N
Guiterrez Canyon (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 222° SW
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 279° W
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 253° W
Happy Firetruck (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 168° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 197° S · 1.6M acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.2 mi, 270° W · 38k acres
Madera Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 301° NW
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 221° SW
Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 181° S
Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 222° SW
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 221° SW
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 8.2 mi, 138° SE
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 286° W
Henderson Store (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 033° NE
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 278° W
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 271° W
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 271° W
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 282° W
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 309° NW · 2,412 acres
Bernalillo Watershed Addition, Plo 3839 10/4/1965 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 314° NW · 1,700 acres
La Cueva Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 276° W
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 267° W
RIM-2 Terrier (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 244° SW
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 22.5 mi, 274° W · 2,949 acres
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.7 mi, 193° S · 37k acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 26.9 mi, 009° N · 1.5M acres

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