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Buckshot Arizona Map

Explore Buckshot, 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 Buckshot, Arizona

How to Use This Buckshot, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.7404
Longitude	-114.4829
Population	70
Density	89.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85365
Area Code	480
County Seat	Yuma
School District	Yuma Elementary District

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About Buckshot, Arizona

Buckshot is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. The population density is 89.2 people per km². Buckshot is located at 32.7404°N, 114.4829°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85365.

Buckshot defines the dry, sun-bleached horizon where the Gila Gravity Main Canal carves a deliberate line through the parched earth. It lies 7.0 miles northwest of Fortuna Foothills, AZ (from Fortuna Foothills, AZ: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Yuma. The air here holds a heavy, static weight, shimmering as it rises from the expanse of State Trust Land that stretches out in every direction. Beyond the immediate reach of the canal, the ground yields to a rugged desert floor, where the silhouette of the Laguna Mountains rises against the sky like a jagged, distant promise. When the light leans low in the evening, the dust particles catch the amber rays, turning the vast, open plains into a palette of copper and muted gold, while the silence of the North Gila Valley settles over the land with a singular, profound intensity.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Buckshot, mirroring the steady, controlled flow of the water that sustains the surrounding fields. The legacy of the land is whispered in the proximity of the Route of Butterfield Stage, an echo of the travelers who once moved through these arid stretches long before modern irrigation organized the landscape. Life here remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the seasonal shift of the heat, with Mittry Lake providing a rare, liquid stillness five miles away from the primary thoroughfares. Time in Buckshot does not hurry, instead folding into the routine of maintaining the irrigation veins and watching the monsoon thunderheads gather their violet mass over the distant peaks, marking the slow, predictable rhythm of a life lived in harmony with the desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 307° NW
"_uma" Sign (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 193° S
Terraces Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 211° SW
Bumper Boats (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 229° SW
Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory. (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 156° SE
Tank in cemetery; military memorial. (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 157° SE
Headstream and McVey (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 259° W
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 262° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 265° W
Little Picacho Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 341° N · 39k acres
Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 037° NE
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 264° W
Siphon Outlet (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 264° W
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 264° W
United States Marine Corps (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 229° SW
Army of the West Mormon Batallion Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 266° W
Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.1 mi, 309° NW
Muggins Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 089° E · 7,713 acres
Cibola Raider (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 253° W
Pilot Knob Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.8 mi, 269° W
Picacho State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 341° N
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 046° NE · 1.3M acres
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.6 mi, 350° N · 1,774 acres
Jail (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 340° N
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 338° N
Windmill Water Pump (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 336° NW
ICC museo UABC (Museum) — 56.8 mi, 265° W
Cinema Curto (Theatre) — 58.7 mi, 265° W
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 60.5 mi, 354° N
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 60.5 mi, 354° N

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