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Tatum New Mexico Map

Explore Tatum, 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 Tatum, New Mexico

How to Use This Tatum, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	33.257057
Longitude	-103.317728
Population	706
Density	172.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88267
Area Code	575
County Seat	Lovington
School District	Tatum Municipal Schools

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About Tatum, New Mexico

Tatum is a locality in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 706. The population density is 172.0 people per km². Tatum is located at 33.2571°N, 103.3177°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Tatum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88267.

Tatum occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the eye across a landscape of shortgrass prairie and sparse, sun-dusted scrub. It lies 21.7 miles north of Lovington, NM (from Lovington, NM: bearing 5°T), and is situated 34.8 miles northwest of Denver City. The earth here is a palette of pale ochre and dry rust, marked by the shallow, eroded depression of Eightmile Draw, which channels the rare, sudden weight of summer thunderstorms. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Mescalero Ridge breaks the monotony of the sky, shimmering in the heat haze like a promise of elevation that never quite arrives. Residents find a quiet solitude in the open air, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised, deep violet, turning the entire plain into a canvas of shifting shadows.

Tatum emerged from the dust of the early twentieth century, rooted in the hard, practical labor of ranching and the persistent search for what lies beneath the soil. Oil and gas extraction remain the pulse of the local economy, a steady hum that keeps the gears turning despite the isolation of the high plains. Beyond the commercial activity, the nearby Tatum SCA offers a sanctuary of native grasses and quiet wildlife, a place where the pace of life slows to the rhythm of a hawk circling on a thermal. Eight miles away, the waters of Ranger Lake provide a rare, reflective contrast to the arid ground, offering a brief respite for migratory birds and those looking to catch the stillness of the afternoon. Life in Tatum is defined by this resilience, a persistent existence held together by the people who have learned to thrive where the rain is sparing and the sky is infinite.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tatum (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 137° SE
Crossroads (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 333° NW
Antioch Church (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 136° SE
Milnesand Fee (Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 354° N
Lea County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 185° S
Lovington Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 182° S
Site of Center Point School (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 118° SE
Yoakum County (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 099° E
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 28.7 mi, 298° NW
Mescalero Sands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 30.9 mi, 271° W
Mathers Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.6 mi, 297° NW · 363 acres
Denver City Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 125° SE
Hobbs Pbr #12 (Historic Ruins) — 35.7 mi, 221° SW
Whiteface Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 064° NE
Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.5 mi, 045° NE
Oakridge Entrance Statue (Public Artwork) — 53.0 mi, 135° SE
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.7 mi, 033° NE · 14k acres
Bottomless Lakes State Park (State Park) — 58.3 mi, 274° W
Helen Devitt Jones Theatre for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 59.3 mi, 068° E
Terry County Historical Museum (Museum) — 60.8 mi, 095° E
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.2 mi, 282° W · 50k acres
Lake Arthur Educational Museum (Museum) — 63.3 mi, 254° W
Dragonfly Overlook (Viewpoint) — 64.1 mi, 282° W
Roosevelt County Courthouse Historic Site (Attraction) — 64.2 mi, 359° N
Salt Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 65.0 mi, 290° W · 9,723 acres
Ocotillo (Theatre) — 68.9 mi, 246° SW
Heritage Walkway (Attraction) — 68.9 mi, 246° SW
William Baskin House Historic Site (Attraction) — 69.1 mi, 246° SW
Carlsbad Wildife Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 73.3 mi, 226° SW · 12k acres
Brantley Lake State Park (State Park) — 76.2 mi, 232° SW

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