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Blackwater Arizona Map

Explore Blackwater, 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 Blackwater, Arizona

How to Use This Blackwater, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.03117
Longitude	-111.582627
Population	1,190
Density	25.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	85128, 85147
Area Code	480
County Seat	Florence
School District	Coolidge Unified District

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About Blackwater, Arizona

Blackwater is a locality in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,190. The population density is 25.7 people per km². Blackwater is located at 33.0312°N, 111.5826°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85128, 85147.

Blackwater unfolds across a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the arid character of the Sonoran landscape dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of the day. It lies 5.3 miles northwest of Coolidge, AZ (from Coolidge, AZ: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Sacaton. The Little Gila River traces a faint, often dry path nearby, its presence marked by the silver-green foliage of desert shrubs that cling to the silty banks despite the relentless heat. To the horizon, the Sacaton Mountains rise like jagged, violet-hued teeth against an immense sky, grounding the view in a permanent, stony stillness. When the light shifts toward dusk, the intensity of the sun softens, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the hard-packed earth and illuminate the crystalline dust hanging in the air.

Agriculture and the enduring legacy of the Gila River Indian Community define the rhythm of life in Blackwater, where the labor of the soil remains deeply connected to ancestral memory. Only a few miles away, the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument stands as a silent, earthen anchor to the past, its ancient walls offering a stark contrast to the modern irrigation lines that support the local fields. Economic activity here moves in tandem with the seasonal harvest, favoring a quiet industriousness that avoids the frantic pace of larger urban centers. While Picacho Reservoir sits in the distance, the people of Blackwater draw their resilience from the immediate, sun-drenched plains, maintaining a way of life that values the heavy, golden silence of the desert above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 3.1 mi, 130° SE · 473 acres
Casa Grande Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 134° SE
Hohokam Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 120° SE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 083° E
Kenilworth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 133° SE
San Tan Regional Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 351° N
Casa Grande Capsule (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 217° SW
Poston's Butte (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 082° E
Bear Down (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 082° E
Mormon Battalion Historical Monument (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 232° SW
Schnepf Farms (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 358° N
Desert Wells Stage Stop (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 341° N
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 305° NW
Wine & Design (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 351° N
Proposed Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 069° E
Burrowing Owls Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 323° NW
The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 204° SW
Chaparral Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 323° NW
Ammo Bunker (S-1008) (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 343° N
T38 Talon (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 345° N
Maze (Theme Park) — 21.8 mi, 024° NE
Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 024° NE
Arizona Railway Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 318° NW
Vision Gallery (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 321° NW
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 018° N · 2.9M acres
Superstition Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.3 mi, 018° N · 160k acres
Picacho Peak State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 160° S
Ironwood Forest National Monument (National Monument) — 26.7 mi, 193° S · 190k acres
Table Top Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.2 mi, 240° SW · 34k acres
Saguaro National Park (National Park) — 52.8 mi, 153° SE · 89k acres

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