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Blue Arizona Map

Explore Blue, 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 Blue, Arizona

How to Use This Blue, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.610055
Longitude	-109.10674
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85922
Area Code	928
County Seat	Clifton

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About Blue, Arizona

Blue is a locality in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Blue is located at 33.6101°N, 109.1067°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85922.

Blue stretches along the banks of the Blue River, where the water carves a persistent, winding path through the rugged terrain of Steeped Canyon. It lies 61.3 miles southeast of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 127°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north-northeast of Greenlee. The landscape surrounding Blue is defined by the stark, vertical ambition of the earth, as the land rises toward the silhouette of Telephone Ridge against the horizon. High-altitude sunlight hits the canyon walls with a clarity that strips away pretense, revealing layers of stone that shift from ochre to deep violet as the shadows lengthen. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Dry Lakes mirrors the vast, cloudless sky, while the expansive Blue Range Primitive Area (National) offers a profound, untamed silence that permeates the air, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.

History in Blue remains etched into the isolation of the landscape, where the early settlers found a rugged independence that persists in the quiet resilience of the residents today. The local economy stays tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the seasonal rhythms of the surrounding Apache National Forest and the modest agricultural efforts that thrive in the river’s reach. Those who seek the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Sycamore Trail, a path that invites a slower, more deliberate engagement with the wilderness. Life in Blue follows the cadence of the seasons, a place where the primary currency is the undisturbed quiet of the canyons and the enduring, stoic character of a life lived far from the noise of the crowded plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 186° S · 180k acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 180° S · 1.8M acres
Blue Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.4 mi, 090° E · 29k acres
Castle Creek Watersheds Research Area. Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 325° NW · 2,792 acres
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 9.9 mi, 160° S · 2.7M acres
Bear Wallow Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.3 mi, 265° W · 11k acres
Black River Lands (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 304° NW
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 145° SE
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 130° SE
Lower San Francisco Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.3 mi, 171° S · 7,142 acres
Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.5 mi, 348° N
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 31.4 mi, 199° S
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 33.5 mi, 151° SE
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 325° NW
Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.6 mi, 171° S · 20k acres
Madonna of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 37.6 mi, 344° N
State Border sign (Viewpoint) — 38.6 mi, 005° N
Graves (Monument) — 39.3 mi, 152° SE
Bat Cave (Historic Ruins) — 52.7 mi, 077° E
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 52.8 mi, 118° SE
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 54.2 mi, 118° SE · 1,148 acres
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 64.5 mi, 214° SW
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 64.7 mi, 307° NW
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 71.7 mi, 310° NW
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 74.5 mi, 140° SE
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 74.6 mi, 140° SE
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 74.6 mi, 140° SE
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 74.7 mi, 140° SE
Light Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 74.8 mi, 140° SE
Bowden Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 74.8 mi, 140° SE

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