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Central Heights-Midland City Arizona Map

Explore Central Heights-Midland City, 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 Heights-Midland City, Arizona

How to Use This Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Central Heights-Midland City, 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 Heights-Midland City.

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 Heights-Midland City
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Gila County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	33.399955
Longitude	-110.815278
Population	2,319
Density	468.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85501
Area Code	480
County Seat	Globe
School District	Miami Unified District

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About Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona

Central Heights-Midland City is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,319. The population density is 468.8 people per km². Central Heights-Midland City is located at 33.4000°N, 110.8153°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85501.

Central Heights-Midland City maintains a rugged, sun-drenched posture where the desert floor meets the jagged, upward tilt of the terrain. It lies 37.4 miles east of Gold Canyon, AZ (from Gold Canyon, AZ: bearing 85°T), and is situated 2.1 miles northwest of Globe. The landscape is defined by the stark, dry reaches of Russell Gulch and the nearby expanse of State Trust Land, which offers a vast, open quietude to those who traverse its scrub-covered paths. Pinal Creek cuts a narrow, seasonal line through the earth a mile away, its presence often marked more by the pale, thirsty vegetation along its banks than by the volume of its flow. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim commands the northern horizon, the immediate vicinity feels intimate and exposed, characterized by the sharp clarity of light that turns the afternoon dust into a fine, golden haze. A mile from the center, the quiet surface of Tailings Pond Number Three reflects the high, uncompromising blue of the sky, providing a singular, stationary anchor in a landscape that otherwise seems perpetually caught in the slow, geologic drift of the Sonoran basin.

Central Heights-Midland City traces its character to the deep-seated industrial legacy of the region, where the extraction of copper long dictated the rhythm of daily life and the architecture of the surrounding hills. This economic heritage remains visible in the weathered infrastructure that dots the perimeter, serving as a reminder of the labor that once defined the local identity. Beyond the reach of the Globe Ranger District, where the pines begin to thicken, the community functions with a deliberate, pragmatic pace that honors its origins as a settlement built upon the necessity of the earth’s resources. The social fabric is quiet and self-contained, shaped by the arid climate and the long, expansive views that discourage hurry. Life in Central Heights-Midland City persists with a steady, unadorned resilience, reflecting a history that is less about grand monuments and more about the persistent, quiet endurance of people working within the constraints of a demanding, beautiful environment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Collins Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 085° E
Old Dominion Historic Mine Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 058° NE
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 180° S · 2.9M acres
Veteran'S Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 100° E
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 332° NW
Gila Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 096° E
"m" Hill (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 267° W
Three Crosses (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 267° W
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 264° W
Doak (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 198° S
Proposed Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 229° SW
Pioneer Mine (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 187° S
Salt River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.7 mi, 335° NW · 32k acres
Summit Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 328° NW · 320 acres
Superstition Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 mi, 285° W · 160k acres
Roosevelt Diversion Dam (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 337° NW
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.3 mi, 260° W · 415 acres
Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 247° SW
Quincho (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 247° SW
Woman from the Fields (Public Artwork) — 21.4 mi, 247° SW
Coolidge Dam (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 109° E
Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 23.6 mi, 316° NW · 1,122 acres
Bradley Lee Bartlett (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 258° W
Maze (Theme Park) — 35.8 mi, 261° W
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 39.2 mi, 134° SE · 1.7M acres
Wine & Design (Gallery) — 47.9 mi, 258° W
Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 49.3 mi, 272° W
Casa Grande Auditorium (Theatre) — 50.2 mi, 236° SW
River Of Time Museum (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 285° W
Humming Bird/Butterfly Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 55.9 mi, 259° W

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