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Twin Lakes New Mexico Map

Explore Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes, New Mexico

How to Use This Twin Lakes, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.683352
Longitude	-108.770905
Population	1,004
Density	43.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87375
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Twin Lakes, New Mexico

Twin Lakes is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,004. The population density is 43.0 people per km². Twin Lakes is located at 35.6834°N, 108.7709°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87375.

Twin Lakes occupies a wide, arid expanse of high desert where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of elevated land. It lies 12.6 miles north of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 352°T), and is situated 17.1 miles east of Fort Defiance. The terrain surrounding Twin Lakes is defined by the expansive, open reach of Tohatchi Flats, where the earth is hardened by sun and wind into a pale, cracked canvas. Only a mile away, the modest channel of Black Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the dust, offering a thin ribbon of resilience to the scrub brush and hardy desert flora. To the east, the rounded rise of Gossip Hill serves as a solitary sentinel, catching the sharp, golden light of late afternoon that turns the dry soil into shades of ochre and burnt sienna.

History in this region is measured by the persistence of those who adapt to the quiet cycles of the high desert, where the economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the bustle of denser corridors, and the presence of Bubany Park, located twelve miles away, provides one of the few designated spaces for recreation within the vast, sparse geography. While Red Lake sits twenty-one miles distant, the local identity is rooted in the immediate, intimate details of the sagebrush plains and the clear, unrelenting sky. The atmosphere is quiet and observant, a place where the wind carries the dry scent of dust and the subtle, sharp clarity of a landscape that demands a patient, watchful eye from any traveler passing through.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 171° S
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 171° S
Chief Manulieto Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 171° S
Veterans Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 168° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 11.5 mi, 173° S
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 11.5 mi, 158° S
Church Rock (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 135° SE
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 135° SE
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 138° SE
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.5 mi, 138° SE
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 16.8 mi, 264° W
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 112° E
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 18.6 mi, 145° SE · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 140° SE
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 214° SW
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 215° SW
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 30.6 mi, 130° SE · 65 acres
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 122° SE
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 36.9 mi, 091° E
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 40.0 mi, 126° SE
Kin Bineola (Historic Ruins) — 41.7 mi, 058° NE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 186° S
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 273° W
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.1 mi, 037° NE · 48k acres
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 49.6 mi, 152° SE · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 59.6 mi, 145° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 60.4 mi, 144° SE · 109k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 61.1 mi, 143° SE · 98k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 62.3 mi, 228° SW · 148k acres
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 62.5 mi, 236° SW · 53k acres

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