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Weed New Mexico Map

Explore Weed, 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 Weed, New Mexico

How to Use This Weed, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.796855
Longitude	-105.530851
Population	67
Density	2.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	88347, 88354
Area Code	575
County Seat	Alamogordo
School District	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

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About Weed, New Mexico

Weed is a locality in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 2.9 people per km². Weed is located at 32.7969°N, 105.5309°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88347, 88354.

Weed emerges from the high, arid landscape where the persistent flow of Agua Chiquita Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the earth. It lies 26.6 miles east-southeast of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 104°T), and is situated 34.0 miles east of Holloman AFB. The terrain surrounding Weed is defined by the expansive, rugged reaches of Lincoln National Forest, which envelopes the locality in a quiet, timbered embrace. To the west, the distant summits of the Sacramento Mountains silhouette against the sharp, thin sky, while the deep depression of McEwan Canyon marks the jagged topography of the nearby plateau. The air here carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the ridges, leaving the high desert floor in a long, indigo shadow that feels both ancient and immediate.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the land have long dictated the pace of life in Weed, where the heritage of the Sacramento Ranger District influences the stewardship of the surrounding woods. Historically, the timber industry and small-scale ranching provided the foundation for local life, creating a settlement where the seasonal labor of the harvest and the maintenance of the forest define the calendar. The architecture remains modest and practical, reflecting a culture that values the utility of the high country over ornamentation. Life in Weed unfolds with a deliberate, quiet consistency, shaped by the isolation of the high elevations and the enduring, quiet presence of the water that sustains the valley’s life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.1M acres
Sacramento mountains murle (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 250° W
Sacramento Columbarium (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 253° W
Sacramento Camp Lookout (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 241° SW
Avis School (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 145° SE
Cloudcroft Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 12.9 mi, 306° NW
Sacramento Peak Observatory Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 15.1 mi, 270° W
Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 313° NW
Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 312° NW
Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.1 mi, 225° SW · 11k acres
Sacramento Escarpment Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.0 mi, 253° W
High Rolls Tunnel (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 299° NW
Oliver Lee State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 262° W
The Alamogordo "A" (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 288° W
Grave of Ham the Astrochimp (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 291° W
New Mexico Museum of Space History (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 291° W
Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 286° W
Alamogordo Founders Park (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 286° W
Casper Baca Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 332° NW
Samson Miller Memorial Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 332° NW
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 35.4 mi, 269° W · 148k acres
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 37.1 mi, 349° N
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 354° N
Ruidoso River Museum (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 347° N
White Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.6 mi, 348° N · 47k acres
Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 43.8 mi, 358° N · 28k acres
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 355° N
Capitan Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.2 mi, 013° N · 36k acres
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 64.5 mi, 148° SE · 87k acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 64.7 mi, 242° SW · 574k acres

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