Enter your search query in the box below.

Tecolotito New Mexico Map

Explore Tecolotito, 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 Tecolotito, New Mexico

How to Use This Tecolotito, New Mexico Map

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

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	Tecolotito
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	San Miguel County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.234494
Longitude	-105.159447
Population	204
Density	109.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87711
Area Code	575
County Seat	Las Vegas
School District	Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools

🌦 Goto Tecolotito Weather Page: Tecolotito, New Mexico — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Tecolotito, New Mexico

Tecolotito is a locality in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 109.5 people per km². Tecolotito is located at 35.2345°N, 105.1594°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87711.

Tecolotito keeps its watch over the high desert plains where the Pecos River cuts a persistent, silver ribbon through the sun-bleached earth. It lies 25.1 miles south of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 172°T), and is situated 33.8 miles northwest of Santa Rosa. The landscape stretches toward the horizon in shades of ochre and burnt sienna, occasionally broken by the rugged, shadowed silhouettes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rising in the distant west. Only a few miles away, the verdant borders of the Santa Fe National Forest provide a cooler, pine-scented contrast to the arid scrubland that defines the immediate surroundings. Near the basin of Cañon de Oso, the wind carries a dry, sharp clarity that clarifies the edges of every stone and stalk of grama grass, casting long, violet shadows across the soil as the afternoon light begins to thin.

Tecolotito retains the quiet gravity of a place settled by those who understood the necessity of water and the resilience required by the high plains. Historically, the local economy has been tethered to the slow cycles of ranching and small-scale agriculture, mirroring the seasonal patience of the river that feeds the valley. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-standing tradition, where the architecture of adobe brick seems to grow directly from the ground it occupies. While the nearby waters of Punta de la Mesa offer a stillness distinct from the river’s transit, the character of the region remains rooted in the deep, earthen colors of the landscape and the enduring legacy of families who have worked this land for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 349° N · 1.5M acres
Mesita De Los Madrones Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 3.5 mi, 324° NW
Star Axis (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 063° NE
Villanueva State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 276° W
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 282° W
Fort Hatch (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.3 mi, 064° NE
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 358° N · 17k acres
Settlements of the San Miguel Del Vado Land Grant (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 299° NW
San Miguel de Vado National Historic District (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 299° NW
Baca-Korte House Historic Site (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 352° N
Blackwell and Gross and Company Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 353° N
Fidelity Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 353° N
Don Benigno Romero House Historic Site (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 352° N
Serf Theater (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 353° N
Kiva Theater (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 352° N
Indigo Theatre (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 352° N
Ilfield Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 352° N
Rough Riders Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 353° N
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 353° N
Santa Rosa Lake State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 117° SE
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.6 mi, 339° N · 222k acres
Spanish Church at Pecos Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 37.0 mi, 306° NW
Pecos Pueblo South (Historic Ruins) — 37.0 mi, 306° NW
Sabinoso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.4 mi, 050° NE · 22k acres
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.9 mi, 008° N · 8,460 acres
El Ortiz Gift Shop & Gallery (Gallery) — 44.0 mi, 293° NW
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 45.2 mi, 320° NW · 6,823 acres
Fort Union National Monument (National Monument) — 46.6 mi, 009° N · 721 acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 56.0 mi, 336° NW · 1.4M acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 72.4 mi, 307° NW · 34k acres

Latest News: Tecolotito

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News