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Watrous New Mexico Map

Explore Watrous, 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 Watrous, New Mexico

How to Use This Watrous, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.790597
Longitude	-104.981668
Population	99
Density	67.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87753
Area Code	575
County Seat	Mora
School District	Las Vegas City Public Schools

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About Watrous, New Mexico

Watrous is a locality in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 67.2 people per km². Watrous is located at 35.7906°N, 104.9817°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87753.

Watrous sits upon the high, arid plains where the Sapello River carves a narrow, verdant vein through the sun-bleached earth. It lies 19.2 miles northeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 45°T), and is situated 54.1 miles east of Santa Fe. The horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, their peaks often catching the bruised purple light of an approaching storm. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Phoenix Lake mirror the expansive, cloud-streaked sky, providing a rare stillness in an otherwise wind-swept landscape. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the color of the dry grasses, turning the plains into a mosaic of ochre and pale amber under the relentless New Mexico sun.

Watrous bears the quiet weight of a crossroads, having served as a vital point of transit where travelers once moved along the Old Santa Fe Trail. The local economy remains tethered to the land, defined by the persistence of ranching and the slow, seasonal rhythms of agriculture that have defined the valley for generations. Nearby, the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area offers a sanctuary for the native fauna, preserving the raw character of the high desert against the encroaching silence of time. Life here moves with the deliberation of the Sapello River, indifferent to the haste of the modern world, anchored instead by the enduring layers of Hispano and Anglo heritage that define the spirit of the place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site (Attraction) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.5 mi, 315° NW · 8,460 acres
Fort Union National Monument (National Monument) — 7.6 mi, 346° N · 721 acres
Strike Valleys Historic Marker (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 277° W
Emiteria "Matie" Martinez Robinson Viles Historic Marker (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 278° W
Hermit's Peak Historic Marker (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 256° W
Storrie Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 238° SW
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 209° SW · 17k acres
Hebrew Temple Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 223° SW
Ilfield Law Office Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 223° SW
Esperanza Herrera House Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 223° SW
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 224° SW
Rough Riders Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 224° SW
Red Dawn (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 224° SW
Serf Theater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 224° SW
Ilfield Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 225° SW
Kiva Theater (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 225° SW
Indigo Theatre (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 225° SW
Coyote Creek State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 318° NW
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 290° W · 1.5M acres
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 260° W · 222k acres
Sabinoso Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 123° SE · 22k acres
Cleveland Roller Mill Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 303° NW
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 30.6 mi, 307° NW · 1.4M acres
Fort Hatch (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.6 mi, 177° S
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.1 mi, 290° W · 6,823 acres
Kennedy Point (Viewpoint) — 35.5 mi, 282° W
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 36.0 mi, 064° NE · 137k acres
Old Cartwright Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 41.7 mi, 345° N
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 54.5 mi, 313° NW · 311k acres

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