Explore Sedillo, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sedillo, 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 Sedillo.
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 | Sedillo |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Bernalillo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.087001 |
| Longitude | -106.287808 |
| Population | 670 |
| Density | 94.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87059 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Albuquerque |
| School District | Albuquerque Public Schools |
Sedillo occupies a rugged expanse of high desert where the Tijeras Arroyo carves a deep, persistent path through the earth, marking the land with its seasonal, sandy passage. It lies 19.2 miles east-southeast of North Valley, NM (from North Valley, NM: bearing 105°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Edgewood. To the west, the Sandia Mountains rise in a jagged, blue-hued silhouette against the horizon, anchoring the sky and casting long, cooling shadows across the sagebrush as the afternoon light turns to gold. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and juniper, a sharp clarity that defines the transition from the arid plains toward the sheltered timber of the Sandia Ranger District. Nearby, the quiet, rocky folds of Sedillo Canyon offer a reprieve from the wind, while the open space of Woodland Hills provides a modest, quiet respite of scrub and grass for those who move through this high-altitude terrain.
Sedillo remains a place where the remnants of early homesteading and ranching still linger in the quiet layout of the dirt roads and the persistent, independent character of the residents. The economy has shifted away from the labor of the frontier, though the influence of the Hispano and Anglo settlers remains evident in the architectural choices and the slow, deliberate pace of the day. Life in Sedillo is defined by the necessity of adapting to the cycle of the seasons, from the intensity of the summer sun to the sudden, biting cold that descends from the higher elevations. Travelers occasionally push toward the distant Mescalero Reservoir or seek out the rugged challenges of the Faulty Trail, but the pulse of Sedillo is found in the stillness of the high desert, where the quiet endurance of the land dictates the rhythm of those who call it home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sedillo, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.087001, -106.287808. 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 Sedillo includes the ZIP code (87059), telephone area code (505), county seat of Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), and school district assignment (Albuquerque Public 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. |