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Central Arizona Map

Explore Central, 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 Central, Arizona

How to Use This Central, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.867565
Longitude	-109.792859
Population	758
Density	174.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85531
Area Code	480
County Seat	Safford
School District	Thatcher Unified District

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About Central, Arizona

Central is a locality in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 758. The population density is 174.6 people per km². Central is located at 32.8676°N, 109.7929°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85531.

Central emerges from the high desert floor as a collection of quiet homesteads and sun-bleached acreage, defined by the persistent architecture of heat and horizon. It lies 3.1 miles west of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 260°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west-northwest of Safford. The landscape here is characterized by the expansive, open scrubland that leads toward the distant, jagged silhouettes of The Pinnacles, which anchor the northern skyline in a haze of violet and bruised gray. A mile away, the dry, gravelly path of Central Wash cuts a pale scar across the terrain, waiting for the sudden, brief violence of monsoon runoff to stir its dormant stones. To the west, the gentle, parched depression of Mud Hollow provides a slight relief in the elevation, while the nearby State Trust Land offers an unmanicured expanse of creosote and saltbush that stretches toward the shimmering heat of the day. The light in Central is heavy and golden, pressing against the earth until the shadows stretch long and thin, turning the afternoon into a slow, deliberate exercise in patience.

Agricultural roots have long dictated the pulse of Central, where the economy remains tethered to the stubborn productivity of the soil and the careful management of limited water. Irrigation lines and dusty access roads trace the history of those who first broke this ground, their legacy persisting in the orchards and small-scale farms that persist despite the unrelenting sun. The proximity to Rogers Reservoir provides a vital, if localized, focus for the area’s hydrology, acting as a small, man-made mirror that captures the pale blue of the sky and the starkness of the desert canopy. Residents often look toward the rugged distance, perhaps contemplating the long trek toward the Ash Creek Trail Three Hundred Seven, but the daily rhythm of Central is one of maintenance and steady endurance. Life here is measured not by the transit of crowds, but by the way the wind shifts the dust across the porch and the persistent, quiet growth of life in a place that asks much of those who choose to remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 242° SW
Thatcher Town Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 132° SE
Mountain View Estates Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 105° E
Pima Railroad Station (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 313° NW
Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 146° SE
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 120° SE
Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 220° SW
Safford Valley Grids (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 349° N
The People (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 116° SE
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 118° SE · 1.7M acres
Bear Springs Badlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.5 mi, 262° W
Mount Graham Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.6 mi, 191° S · 61k acres
Fort Grant Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 208° SW
Melvin Jones International Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 319° NW
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 067° NE · 24k acres
North Santa Teresa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.6 mi, 277° W · 5,809 acres
Santa Teresa Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.6 mi, 275° W · 27k acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 24.5 mi, 044° NE · 1.8M acres
"w" Mountain (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 184° S
Centennial of Chiricahua Apache (Monument) — 41.4 mi, 155° SE
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 53.9 mi, 158° S
Tall Wall (Attraction) — 62.7 mi, 239° SW
Incinerated Ridge (Attraction) — 62.7 mi, 239° SW
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 63.8 mi, 156° SE
Faraway ranch (guided tour) (Attraction) — 64.2 mi, 157° SE
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 68.2 mi, 057° NE
SaddleBrooke Two Arts and Crafts Center (Arts Centre) — 68.4 mi, 250° W
Cochise Stronghold Indian Museum (Museum) — 71.9 mi, 200° S
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 72.6 mi, 300° NW
Auditorium (Theatre) — 72.8 mi, 248° W

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