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Arivaca Junction Arizona Map

Explore Arivaca Junction, Arizona, 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 Arivaca Junction, Arizona

How to Use This Arivaca Junction, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Arivaca Junction, Arizona. 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 Arizona 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 Arivaca Junction.

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	Arivaca Junction
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Pima County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	31.738955
Longitude	-111.073764
Population	970
Density	128.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85645
Area Code	520
County Seat	Tucson
School District	Sahuarita Unified District

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About Arivaca Junction, Arizona

Arivaca Junction is a locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 970. The population density is 128.0 people per km². Arivaca Junction is located at 31.7390°N, 111.0738°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85645.

Arivaca Junction marks the transition where the high desert floor begins to tilt toward the rugged, shadowed silhouettes of the Devils Cash Box eight miles to the east. It lies 9.6 miles south-southwest of Green Valley, AZ (from Green Valley, AZ: bearing 204°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-southwest of Sahuarita. The Sopori Wash carves a shallow, gravelly artery through the scrubland, its dry bed harboring the tangled roots of mesquite and palo verde that wait months for the sudden, violent relief of a summer storm. To the north, the landscape opens into wide, sun-bleached plains where the air maintains a dry, brittle clarity, and the light at dusk turns the dust to a fine, bruised gold. Two miles away, the quiet stillness of Patterson Tank offers a rare, reflective surface against the parched earth, while the rugged terrain of Agua Caliente Canyon further defines the limits of the local horizon.

Arivaca Junction persists as a quiet node in the vast, open rangelands of the borderlands, shaped by a history of transit and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural survival. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, where the sparse grazing of cattle and the quiet maintenance of fence lines occupy the days, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger metropolitan centers. Residents find a modest respite at the Kay Stupy Sopori Neighborhood Park, a small patch of managed green that stands in sharp contrast to the wild, unyielding brush beyond its borders. Life here is measured by the seasonal movement of heat and the long, quiet shadows cast by the distant peaks, a place where the silence is not an absence, but a heavy, tangible presence that commands a certain respect for the harsh, beautiful economy of the desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kay Stupy Sopori Neighborhood Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 178° S
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 360° N
Sopori Ranch (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 256° W
Canoa Ranch (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 069° E
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 190° S · 1.7M acres
Santa Rita Experimental Range (Recreation Easement) — 7.2 mi, 068° E
Mt. Wrightson Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.6 mi, 098° E · 25k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 096° E
Tumacácori Mission (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 173° S
Titan-II ICBM (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 021° N
Titan-II 1st Stage Engine (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 021° N
Titan-II 2nd Stage Engine (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 021° N
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.3 mi, 106° E · 415 acres
Sonoita Creek Natural Area (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 155° SE
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.3 mi, 221° SW · 235k acres
Cienega Trail, Buenos Aires NWR (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 232° SW
Crusher (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 240° SW
Drop Tank Rocket Body (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 113° SE
Bat viewing benches (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 207° SW
Pajarita Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.7 mi, 198° S · 7,499 acres
Railroad Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 130° SE
Patagonia Mosaic (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 127° SE
Global Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 126° SE
Primeria Alta History Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 164° S
Museo de Arte de Nogales (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 165° S
Gates Pass (Viewpoint) — 33.5 mi, 357° N
Fox Theatre (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 010° N
Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 010° N
Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 010° N
Saguaro National Park (National Park) — 35.4 mi, 358° N · 89k acres

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