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Sheep Springs New Mexico Map

Explore Sheep Springs, 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 Sheep Springs, New Mexico

How to Use This Sheep Springs, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sheep Springs, 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 Sheep Springs.

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	Sheep Springs
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	San Juan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.159213
Longitude	-108.690526
Population	262
Density	19.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87364
Area Code	505
County Seat	Aztec
School District	Central Consolidated Schools

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About Sheep Springs, New Mexico

Sheep Springs is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 19.7 people per km². Sheep Springs is located at 36.1592°N, 108.6905°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87364.

Sheep Springs occupies a stark, arid expanse where the earth wears a palette of ochre and burnt sienna, defined by the persistent, gravel-strewn path of the Sheep Springs Wash. It lies 42.5 miles north of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 2°T), and is situated 34.3 miles northeast of Fort Defiance. The landscape rises into the rugged, formidable heights of the Rocky Mountains, which cast long, violet shadows across the desert floor as the sun begins its descent. Here, the air possesses a crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of every sagebrush and outcropping until the world feels as if it were rendered in high relief. The silence of the high desert is absolute, broken only by the occasional dry rattle of wind through scrub or the distant, shifting geology of the mountain slopes.

Sheep Springs remains a quiet witness to the enduring traditions of the Navajo Nation, where the economy is deeply rooted in the land and the quiet resilience of its people. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal light and the sparse vegetation, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Travelers passing through on the highway might miss the subtle gravity of the place, where the history of the region is held in the quiet endurance of those who call the high plains home. While Red Lake sits twenty-three miles away as a distant, shimmering reference point in the memory of the landscape, the true character of Sheep Springs is found in its immediate, unadorned relationship with the dry wash and the immense, silent presence of the mountain peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cleopatra Needle (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 230° SW
Venus Needle (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 228° SW
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.3 mi, 072° E · 48k acres
Snake Bridge (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 315° NW
Chocolate Hoodoos (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 075° E
Kin Bineola (Historic Ruins) — 32.5 mi, 109° E
Fossil Forest Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 32.9 mi, 084° E
Kin Klizhin (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 104° E
Spider Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.3 mi, 264° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.6 mi, 211° SW
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.4 mi, 090° E · 7,233 acres
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 40.6 mi, 211° SW
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 41.9 mi, 012° N
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 174° S
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 43.6 mi, 180° S
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 184° S
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 43.6 mi, 184° S
Brooks Isham Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 43.7 mi, 024° NE
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 44.8 mi, 173° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 47.6 mi, 171° S · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 48.8 mi, 170° S
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 50.1 mi, 033° NE
Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 51.1 mi, 034° NE
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 56.0 mi, 160° S · 65 acres
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 60.0 mi, 039° NE · 265 acres
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 63.0 mi, 154° SE
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 69.4 mi, 007° N · 53k acres
Navajo Lake State Park (State Park) — 70.6 mi, 051° NE
Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 75.9 mi, 015° N · 6,266 acres
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 77.0 mi, 347° N · 183k acres

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