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Cactus Flats Arizona Map

Explore Cactus Flats, 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 Cactus Flats, Arizona

How to Use This Cactus Flats, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.7642
Longitude	-109.7206
Population	1,524
Density	94.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85546
Area Code	480
County Seat	Safford
School District	Safford Unified District

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About Cactus Flats, Arizona

Cactus Flats is a locality in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,524. The population density is 94.6 people per km². Cactus Flats is located at 32.7642°N, 109.7206°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85546.

Cactus Flats stretches across a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the ground is composed of hard-packed earth and low, stubborn scrub. It lies 4.9 miles south of Safford, AZ (from Safford, AZ: bearing 189°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Graham. The horizon remains wide and unforgiving, dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of Deadman Ridge that slices against the pale sky. Only a mile away, the dry, winding bed of Graveyard Wash carves a shallow scar through the terrain, while the quiet surface of Cook Reservoir offers a solitary, reflective stillness to the parched surroundings. To the west, the land rises toward the rugged, shadowed folds of Deadman Canyon, and nearby, the open expanse of State Trust Land provides a buffer of protected desert where the light at dusk turns the dust into a fine, glowing copper.

Cactus Flats exists as a quiet outpost defined by its resilience in the face of the relentless Sonoran sun. The local economy relies on the steady, methodical work of ranching and the maintenance of the surrounding land, keeping the pace of life slow and dictated by the changing intensity of the heat. Residents often traverse the local terrain with a quiet purpose, sometimes venturing out toward the Round the Mountain Trail to navigate the higher elevations seven miles away. The cultural character of Cactus Flats remains tethered to the reality of the desert, where every structure sits low to the ground to withstand the wind, and the evening air brings a sharp, sudden cooling that settles over the landscape like a weightless shroud.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 286° W
Roper Lake and Land (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 126° SE
Graham County Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 029° NE
Roper Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 165° S
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 234° SW · 1.7M acres
Mount Graham Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.4 mi, 230° SW · 61k acres
The People (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 007° N
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 352° N
Artesia Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 187° S
Dry Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 028° NE
Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 296° NW
Epley's Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 068° E
Fort Grant Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 245° SW
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 056° NE · 24k acres
Melvin Jones International Memorial (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 323° NW
North Santa Teresa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.5 mi, 292° W · 5,809 acres
Santa Teresa Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 290° W · 27k acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 27.9 mi, 028° NE · 1.8M acres
"w" Mountain (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 194° S
Centennial of Chiricahua Apache (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 156° SE
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 45.7 mi, 159° S
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 55.6 mi, 157° SE
Faraway ranch (guided tour) (Attraction) — 56.0 mi, 159° S
Tall Wall (Attraction) — 63.2 mi, 247° SW
Incinerated Ridge (Attraction) — 63.2 mi, 247° SW
Cochise Stronghold Indian Museum (Museum) — 66.9 mi, 206° SW
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 69.0 mi, 050° NE
SaddleBrooke Two Arts and Crafts Center (Arts Centre) — 70.4 mi, 257° W
Camp Rucker (Museum) — 72.9 mi, 163° S
Tucson Desert Art Museum (Museum) — 74.4 mi, 242° SW

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