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Sundance New Mexico Map

Explore Sundance, 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 Sundance, New Mexico

How to Use This Sundance, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.510539
Longitude	-108.639694
Population	760
Density	84.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87322
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Sundance, New Mexico

Sundance is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 760. The population density is 84.4 people per km². Sundance is located at 35.5105°N, 108.6397°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87322.

Sundance occupies a quiet expanse of high desert, where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, prominent silhouette of The Hogback. It lies 7.5 miles southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 129°T), and is situated 29.4 miles north-northeast of Zuni Pueblo. The land here holds a stark, arid beauty, defined by the dry, sandy arroyos and the subtle shifts in color that occur when the sun dips low against the Fenced-Up Horse Valley. A few miles away, the terrain rises into the pinon-dotted elevations of the Cibola National Forest, offering a reprieve from the heat that radiates off the sun-baked earth. The presence of Bread Springs Wash marks the landscape with a faint, seasonal scar, while the Wingate Stock Tank provides a rare, stillness-filled focal point for the local wildlife.

Sundance maintains a pace dictated by the seasons and the demands of a rugged, rural economy. The history of the region is written in the layered interactions between its inhabitants, where the resilience of the land has long necessitated a pragmatic approach to daily life. Residents rely on the patterns of the high desert to guide their work, whether they are tending to livestock or managing the sparse resources that define the area. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the light takes on a sharp, clear quality, revealing the muted grays and ochres of the surrounding scrubland with an intensity that seems to suspend time. This is a place that demands observation, rewarding those who recognize the slow, deliberate rhythm of a life lived close to the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Hill Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 299° NW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 034° NE
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 2.9 mi, 083° E
Church Rock (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 034° NE
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 293° NW
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 036° NE
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.7 mi, 133° SE · 1.6M acres
Veterans Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 280° W
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 283° W
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 283° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 283° W
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 272° W
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 121° SE
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 062° NE
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 17.8 mi, 116° SE · 65 acres
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 249° W
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 107° E
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 25.1 mi, 246° SW
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 26.1 mi, 293° NW
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 115° SE
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 069° E
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 136° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 201° S
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 35.6 mi, 154° SE · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 45.6 mi, 144° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 46.4 mi, 143° SE · 109k acres
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 119° SE
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 50.8 mi, 148° SE · 40k acres
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 55.8 mi, 023° NE · 48k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 61.4 mi, 241° SW · 148k acres

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