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Clay Springs Arizona Map

Explore Clay Springs, 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 Clay Springs, Arizona

How to Use This Clay Springs, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	34.361706
Longitude	-110.295396
Population	331
Density	44.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85923
Area Code	928
County Seat	Holbrook
School District	Show Low Unified District

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About Clay Springs, Arizona

Clay Springs is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 331. The population density is 44.9 people per km². Clay Springs is located at 34.3617°N, 110.2954°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85923.

Clay Springs occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air thins and sharpens against the skin. It lies 16.9 miles west-northwest of Show Low, AZ (from Show Low, AZ: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northwest of Linden. Tall stands of Ponderosa pine define the horizon, marking the vast, protected expanse of the Sitgreaves National Forest that envelops the settlement in a quiet, evergreen stillness. To the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim rises like a jagged blue wall, while closer at hand, the terrain dips into the dry, open expanse of Umbrella Flat. Just two miles away, the seasonal path of Cottonwood Wash carves a shallow, rhythmic impression into the earth, collecting the brief, intense runoff of summer storms. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity, catching the needles of the pines and turning the dusty soil of the local trails into a warm, copper-toned expanse.

Clay Springs traces its character to the necessity of the frontier, a place shaped by the slow, deliberate work of timber harvesting and ranching that once defined the regional economy. Today, the pace remains tethered to the seasons, with residents moving through their days with the measured focus of those who live close to the land. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods often find their way to the General Crook Connector Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the landscape, or they visit the Lakeside Ranger District to understand the management of the surrounding timber. Four miles to the west, the quiet waters of Walker Lake mirror the shifting sky, providing a rare stillness that reflects the broader, unhurried life of the people. Clay Springs endures not through grand ambition, but through a steady, quiet persistence that honors the vast, pine-shadowed geography of its home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 089° E · 820k acres
Aztec Spring Ranch (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 252° W
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 002° N
Bear Springs (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 255° W
Fool Hollow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 115° SE
Fools Hollow Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 115° SE
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 115° SE
Show Low City Park (Local Park) — 15.5 mi, 121° SE
Corydon E. Cooley & Marion Clark (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 116° SE
Tallest Flagpole in Arizona (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 287° W
Travis Walton Phone Booth (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 286° W
Mary Maud (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 286° W
Travis Walton's Abduction Site (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 258° W
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 21.0 mi, 128° SE
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 28.0 mi, 262° W · 2.9M acres
Naegle Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 34.3 mi, 112° E
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 37.5 mi, 037° NE · 148k acres
Crystal Forest Gift Shop (Attraction) — 37.6 mi, 037° NE
Historical Wallace Adminstrative Site USFS (Historic Ruins) — 37.8 mi, 292° W
Hashknife Pony Express Rider (Monument) — 38.1 mi, 012° N
Navajo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 012° N
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.4 mi, 040° NE · 53k acres
The Old Fort Historical Monument (Monument) — 41.1 mi, 358° N
Hellsgate Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.9 mi, 255° W · 37k acres
Homolovi Ruins State Park (State Park) — 49.9 mi, 337° NW
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 53.8 mi, 116° SE
Meteor Crater Museum (Museum) — 62.0 mi, 319° NW
Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 66.9 mi, 224° SW · 1,122 acres
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 74.8 mi, 207° SW

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