West Hammond New Mexico Map
Explore West Hammond, 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 West Hammond, New Mexico
How to Use This West Hammond, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Hammond, 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 West Hammond.
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 | West Hammond |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | San Juan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.681984 |
| Longitude | -108.043784 |
| Population | 2,724 |
| Density | 115.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87413 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Aztec |
| School District | Bloomfield Municipal Schools |
About West Hammond, New Mexico
West Hammond is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,724. The population density is 115.5 people per km². West Hammond is located at 36.6820°N, 108.0438°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87413.West Hammond anchors itself within the high desert expanse of New Mexico, where the earth turns to shades of ochre and burnt sienna under an unrelenting sun. It lies 9.9 miles east-southeast of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 113°T), and is situated 4.7 miles southwest of Bloomfield. The topography here is defined by the proximity of Horn Canyon, which carves a deep, shadow-filled passage through the arid terrain just a short distance away. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the San Juan Mountains rise like jagged teeth against the horizon, their peaks often catching the first pale light of dawn. The air remains dry and thin, vibrating with the stillness of the plateau, while the nearby San Juan River provides a vital, narrow thread of moisture that sustains the sparse, hardy vegetation clinging to the banks.
West Hammond persists as a quiet witness to the shifting tides of the regional economy, where the legacy of resource extraction and local enterprise continues to shape the daily lives of its residents. The nearby River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a protected buffer, guarding the fragile riparian ecosystem from the encroaching dust of the plains. While Lake Farmington lies a brief journey away, the pulse of the locality is found in the rhythm of the workaday world and the enduring spirit of those who labor in this stark, unforgiving landscape. As dusk descends, the light softens into a bruised purple, casting long, elegant shadows across the mesa and settling over West Hammond with a gravity that feels as ancient as the rocks themselves.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.6 mi, 034° NE
- Ems Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 057° NE
- Chris Keffalos Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 069° E
- US HW 550 end (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 058° NE
- Lamp & Light (Public Artwork) — 4.2 mi, 322° NW
- Twin Angels Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.4 mi, 142° SE
- Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 311° NW
- Henderson Performance Hall (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 311° NW
- Gatsch Theatre/Central Classrooms (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 312° NW
- Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 311° NW
- Lehmer Lookout (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 284° W
- Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 016° N
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 304° NW
- American Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 015° N
- Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 016° N
- James McGee House Historic Site (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 016° N
- Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 10.6 mi, 012° N · 265 acres
- Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 309° NW
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 040° NE
- San Juan Fishing Easement (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 066° NE
- Navajo Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 067° NE
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.5 mi, 174° S · 48k acres
- Simon Canyon Pueblito (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 063° NE
- Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 333° NW
- Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.7 mi, 168° S · 7,233 acres
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 38.8 mi, 073° E · 1.4M acres
- Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 40.4 mi, 336° NW · 53k acres
- San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 40.4 mi, 022° N · 1.9M acres
- Rail Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 012° N
- The Gaslight Theater (Cinema) — 41.5 mi, 012° N
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About This West Hammond Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Hammond, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.681984, -108.043784. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for West Hammond includes the ZIP code (87413), telephone area code (505), county seat of San Juan County (Aztec), and school district assignment (Bloomfield Municipal Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
