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Brenda Arizona Map

Explore Brenda, 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 Brenda, Arizona

How to Use This Brenda, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.672082
Longitude	-113.937883
Population	466
Density	26.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85348
Area Code	480
County Seat	Parker
School District	Bicentennial Union High School District

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About Brenda, Arizona

Brenda is a locality in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 466. The population density is 26.0 people per km². Brenda is located at 33.6721°N, 113.9379°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85348.

Brenda exists as a stark, sun-bleached punctuation mark upon the vast expanse of the lower Sonoran Desert, where the ground is a mosaic of gravel and thirsty creosote. It lies 22.6 miles south of La Paz, AZ (from La Paz, AZ: bearing 179°T), and is situated 28.2 miles east-southeast of Colorado River Indian Reservation. To the east, the jagged, heat-warped silhouettes of the Bear Hills fracture the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows as the sun retreats. The air here holds a heavy, dry stillness, occasionally stirred by a hot breath of wind that carries the scent of baked stone and dust. Beyond the immediate scrub, the land stretches toward the distant, flat expanse of the Ranegras Plain, a basin that seems to swallow the light of the afternoon until the sky turns a deep, bruised violet. Water remains a rare, precious ghost in this environment, hidden away in the quiet, rocky path of Poormans Wash or held within the shallow, murky basin of Chalk Tank, both of which serve as silent markers of the area’s underlying arid character.

Brenda persists as a quiet transit point where the pace of life is dictated by the relentless intensity of the desert sun and the steady hum of commerce moving along the nearby thoroughfares. The local economy is defined by this rugged mobility, supporting travelers who pause briefly before continuing across the vast, interior plains. Life unfolds against the backdrop of the nearby State Trust Land, a wide expanse of protected desert that preserves the native flora—the sentinel saguaros and tangled ocotillo—in their natural, harsh equilibrium. There is little in the way of grand architecture or industry here; instead, the character of Brenda is found in the endurance of those who work the land and service the road, maintaining a solitary, pragmatic rhythm. The days pass with a deliberate consistency, marked by the slow migration of shadows across the desert floor and the fading brilliance of the twilight, leaving the landscape to the stars and the immense, cooling silence that follows the heat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 360° N
New Water Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.6 mi, 180° S · 25k acres
Dripping Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.9 mi, 240° SW
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.3 mi, 180° S · 1.3M acres
Kofa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.3 mi, 180° S · 548k acres
Dripping Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern Core (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.5 mi, 243° SW
Scadden House (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 257° W
Bouse Fisherman (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 312° NW
Hi Jolly Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 268° W
T Rocks (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 268° W
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 198° S
Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.0 mi, 350° N · 59k acres
Royal Arch (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 140° SE
Spiral Labyrinth (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 213° SW
Poston Memorial Monument (Monument) — 34.4 mi, 309° NW
Railroad Depot Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.8 mi, 009° N
To All the Fallen Soliders Buried Here Wall of Honor (Monument) — 37.8 mi, 329° NW
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 264° W
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 38.2 mi, 264° W
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.0 mi, 355° N · 9,890 acres
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 59.6 mi, 221° SW
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 61.6 mi, 096° E
Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town (Museum) — 64.5 mi, 081° E
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 70.5 mi, 327° NW · 1.8M acres
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 76.2 mi, 211° SW
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 76.4 mi, 211° SW

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