Santa Clara Pueblo New Mexico Map
Explore Santa Clara Pueblo, 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 Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
How to Use This Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Santa Clara Pueblo, 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 Santa Clara Pueblo.
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 | Santa Clara Pueblo |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Rio Arriba County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.970766 |
| Longitude | -106.102081 |
| Population | 930 |
| Density | 177.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87532 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Tierra Amarilla |
| School District | Española Municipal Schools |
About Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 930. The population density is 177.8 people per km². Santa Clara Pueblo is located at 35.9708°N, 106.1021°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87532.Santa Clara Pueblo defines the high desert floor where the earth turns to a scorched, ochre clay under an uncompromising sun. It lies 1.8 miles south-southwest of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 194°T), and is situated 1.6 miles northwest of La Mesilla. Santa Clara Creek carves a persistent, life-giving ribbon through this arid terrain, feeding the brush and the cottonwoods that lean toward the water’s edge. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the rugged, broken topography of Santa Clara Canyon, a gateway to the broader, jagged silhouettes of the Jemez Mountains that define the western skyline. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, and when the light shifts toward evening, it turns the surrounding bluffs into glowing embers, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the valley floor.
Centuries of tradition anchor the cultural life of Santa Clara Pueblo, where the rhythm of the seasons remains tied to the harvest and the preservation of ancestral knowledge. The economy balances these long-standing customs with modern stewardship, as the people manage their lands with a focus on sustainable growth and the protection of natural resources. While the nearby Plaza De Española serves as a focal point for the broader regional interaction, the internal life of the community remains private and distinct, oriented toward the quiet maintenance of pottery traditions and the careful oversight of the nearby Espanola Ranger District. Life moves with an deliberate, steady cadence, reflecting a deep, inherited understanding of how to thrive within the limits and the beauty of this high, sun-drenched plateau.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Bond House Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 037° NE
- Plaza De Española (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 040° NE
- Veterens Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 039° NE
- Española Valley Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 040° NE
- El Sembrador (The planter) (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 042° NE
- Recreation Center (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 033° NE
- Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.0 mi, 046° NE
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 053° NE
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 013° N
- Sombrillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.7 mi, 089° E
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 189° S
- Marianne Hornbuckle Fine Art (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 163° S
- Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 332° NW · 1.5M acres
- Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.3 mi, 346° N
- Poeh Cultural Center (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 140° SE
- Indian Ruins Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 284° W
- Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 8.9 mi, 216° SW · 34k acres
- Otowi Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 230° SW
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 077° E
- Anderson Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 227° SW
- Camel Rock (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 146° SE
- Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 241° SW
- Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.0 mi, 101° E · 222k acres
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 13.3 mi, 072° E · 1.4M acres
- Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 080° E
- Juniper Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 220° SW
- Bandelier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 212° SW · 25k acres
- Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 266° W · 89k acres
- Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.4 mi, 244° SW · 58k acres
- Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 27.9 mi, 039° NE · 311k acres
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About This Santa Clara Pueblo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.970766, -106.102081. 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 Santa Clara Pueblo includes the ZIP code (87532), telephone area code (505), county seat of Rio Arriba County (Tierra Amarilla), and school district assignment (Española Municipal 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
