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Chinle Arizona Map

Explore Chinle, 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 Chinle, Arizona

How to Use This Chinle, Arizona Map

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

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	Chinle
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Apache County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.151148
Longitude	-109.578682
Population	4,573
Density	110.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86503
Area Code	928
County Seat	St. Johns
School District	Chinle Unified District

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About Chinle, Arizona

Chinle is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,573. The population density is 110.2 people per km². Chinle is located at 36.1511°N, 109.5787°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86503.

Chinle emerges from the high desert floor as a place where the earth shifts between tawny dust and the deep, burnt-sienna hues of ancient sandstone. It lies 62.7 miles northwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 314°T), and is situated 33.9 miles west-northwest of Navajo. The landscape surrounding Chinle stretches toward the horizon in a series of arid plains and rugged outcrops, dominated by the presence of Blade Rock, which rises sharply against the vast, pale expanse of the sky. Nearby, the water-carved path of Cottonwood Wash traces a silent, winding course through the dry terrain, while the shadow of Slim Canyon offers a brief, cooling respite from the relentless clarity of the sun. The air here carries a dry, mineral crispness, and as the day wanes, the light deepens into a bruised purple, casting long, melancholic silhouettes across the sagebrush and the quiet, sun-baked ground.

History persists in the slow, deliberate pulse of life within Chinle, where the traditions of the Navajo Nation remain the primary current of daily existence. Economic activity is tied to the resilience of the land and the stewardship of the region, drawing visitors who seek the profound, quiet grandeur of Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Those who wander further afield may find themselves traversing the path of Maos Trail or observing the distant, shimmering surface of Many Farms Lake, which serves as a rare, reflective anchor in the vast dryness. The atmosphere is one of profound stillness, where the modern pace of life yields to the immense, geologic time of the surrounding plateaus, leaving travelers to contemplate the enduring connection between the people and the stark, beautiful resilience of this high-desert home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tunnel Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Little White House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 123° SE
White House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 101° E
Hope Arch (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 300° NW
Spider Rock (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 103° E
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 178° S
Whale Rock (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 359° N
Cleopatra Needle (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 111° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 43.9 mi, 137° SE
Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 316° NW
Hogan (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 316° NW
Sweat Lodge (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 316° NW
Hopi Cultural Center (Museum) — 57.2 mi, 249° W
Thunderbird Mesa (Monument) — 60.5 mi, 333° NW
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 61.2 mi, 148° SE
Chief Manulieto Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 63.7 mi, 132° SE
Navajo National Monument (National Monument) — 64.4 mi, 305° NW · 360 acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 64.7 mi, 170° S
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 65.7 mi, 131° SE
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 68.1 mi, 185° S · 53k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 68.1 mi, 185° S · 148k acres
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 70.8 mi, 128° SE
San Juan River #5 (Wild & Scenic River) — 71.0 mi, 346° N · 1,876 acres
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 71.3 mi, 054° NE
Bears Ears National Monument (National Monument) — 72.7 mi, 354° N · 1.8M acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 73.4 mi, 130° SE · 1.6M acres
Valley Of The Gods Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 73.9 mi, 348° N
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 75.2 mi, 344° N · 1.2M acres
Road Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 78.3 mi, 353° N · 52k acres
Grand Gulch Instant Study Area Complex Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 79.6 mi, 344° N · 105k acres

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