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Bitter Springs Arizona Map

Explore Bitter Springs, 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 Bitter Springs, Arizona

How to Use This Bitter Springs, Arizona Map

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

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	Bitter Springs
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Coconino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.61177
Longitude	-111.647495
Population	355
Density	17.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86040
Area Code	928
County Seat	Flagstaff
School District	Page Unified District

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About Bitter Springs, Arizona

Bitter Springs is a locality in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 355. The population density is 17.1 people per km². Bitter Springs is located at 36.6118°N, 111.6475°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86040.

Bitter Springs emerges from the high desert floor as a stark convergence of arid earth and the deep, dry veins of the land. It lies 98.8 miles north of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 0°T), and is situated 22.6 miles south-southwest of Page. The Tanner Wash carves a jagged, seasonal passage through the terrain, its sandy bed a pale ribbon that catches the harsh, unfiltered light of midday. Three miles to the west, the Petal Hills rise in muted tones, their slopes casting long, violet shadows that stretch toward the expanse of the Grand Canyon Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area. The air here holds a peculiar, brittle quality, vibrating with the heat shimmer that dances above the ocotillo and scrub, while the silence is so immense it seems to press against the very stones.

Bitter Springs functions as a quiet outpost where the rhythms of the day are dictated by the sun’s slow transit across the vast, cloudless sky. Economic life remains tethered to the rugged landscape, reflecting the stoic endurance of those who navigate the isolation of the surrounding plains and the distant reaches of Little Valley. Travelers seeking the solitude of the wilderness might look toward the Soap Creek Trail, yet the local character remains defined by a profound, unadorned stillness that persists regardless of the season. Even as the light softens at dusk, turning the horizon to a bruised copper, the land retains the heat of the day, grounding the identity of Bitter Springs in the enduring, elemental dust of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grand Canyon Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.1 mi, 331° NW · 1.1M acres
Grand Canyon National Park (National Park) — 6.3 mi, 303° NW · 1.2M acres
Marble Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.5 mi, 301° NW
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 312° NW
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (National Monument) — 10.6 mi, 338° N · 294k acres
Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.6 mi, 338° N · 133k acres
Cliff Dweller Rock House (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 328° NW
Copper Mine Trading Post (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 083° E
Hole in Rock (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 102° E
Alien (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 331° NW
Redwall Cavern (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 232° SW
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 002° N · 1.2M acres
Kaibab National Forest (National Forest) — 14.6 mi, 233° SW · 1.5M acres
Grand Canyon Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 233° SW · 623k acres
Spencer Trail Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 013° N
Wilson Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 002° N
Saddle Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.7 mi, 221° SW · 41k acres
Adventurous Antelope Canyon Galleria (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 026° NE
Mesa (Cinema) — 23.6 mi, 026° NE
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (National Monument) — 31.9 mi, 338° N · 1.9M acres
Wahweap Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.7 mi, 356° N · 144k acres
Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 334° NW
Désert Point (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 194° S
Western Navajo Nation Fairgrounds (Theme Park) — 41.4 mi, 144° SE
McKee Amphitheater (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 215° SW
Sage Loop Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 46.9 mi, 214° SW
Kolb Studio Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 216° SW
Old Cameron Trading Post (Museum) — 52.5 mi, 166° S
Red Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 297° NW
Kanab Heritage Museum (Museum) — 57.2 mi, 302° NW

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