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Cottonwood Arizona Map

Explore Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, Arizona

How to Use This Cottonwood, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	34.719526
Longitude	-112.001611
Population	12,029
Density	279.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	86503, 85147, 86326
Area Code	480, 928
County Seat	Florence
School District	Mingus Union High School District

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About Cottonwood, Arizona

Cottonwood is a locality in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of 12,029. The population density is 279.8 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 34.7195°N, 112.0016°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Cottonwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 86503, 85147, 86326.

Cottonwood emerges from the sun-bleached expanse as a collection of low-slung structures caught in the amber glow of the late afternoon. It lies 12.5 miles west-northwest of Coolidge, AZ (from Coolidge, AZ: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Chandler Heights. The land surrounding Cottonwood maintains a rugged, arid composure, defined by the dry brush and the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Sacaton Mountains that mark the horizon line. A mile away, the Gila River carves a quiet, persistent path through the dust, offering a thin ribbon of reprieve to the thirsty earth. Travelers passing through San Tan Regional Park notice how the light here clarifies the edges of the world, turning the desert floor into a pale, shifting canvas of ocher and gray that seems to breathe with the cooling air of dusk.

Cottonwood preserves a steady, rhythmic existence, rooted in the labor of those who first broke the soil to coax life from the unforgiving terrain. The local economy persists through a measured blend of agricultural heritage and modern trade, where the legacy of earlier settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older districts. While the Old West Estates Retention Basin sits twenty miles distant as a testament to the scarcity of standing water, the inhabitants have long since learned to organize their lives around the seasonal temperaments of the earth. Life in Cottonwood moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the value of patience, where the quietude of the landscape dictates the temperament of the day and the long shadows of the afternoon serve as a reminder of the vast, open silence that defines the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Verde River Greenway State Natural Area (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 357° N
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 175° S
Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 056° NE · 1.8M acres
Bridgeport Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 059° NE
Fairgrounds Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 321° NW
Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 247° SW · 1.3M acres
Garrison Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 316° NW
Clemenceau Heritage Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 315° NW
Dead Horse Ranch State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 353° N
Dead Horse Ranch Amphitheather (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 340° N
Tuzigoot National Monument (National Monument) — 3.3 mi, 343° N · 367 acres
Arizona Copper Art Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 319° NW
Hatalacva Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 330° NW
Jerome State Historical Mine Park Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 291° W
Jerome Mine Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 289° W
Ghost Town Tours (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 288° W
89a Scenic Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 041° NE
Two Trees Observing Area (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 035° NE
Out of Africa Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.7 mi, 148° SE
Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 8.9 mi, 049° NE
Woodchute Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.0 mi, 294° NW · 5,887 acres
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 350° N · 58k acres
Montezuma Castle National Monument (National Monument) — 11.2 mi, 129° SE · 1,001 acres
Cathedral Rock Vortex (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 060° NE
Palatki Heritage Site (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 023° NE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 059° NE
Harkins Theatres (Cinema) — 15.3 mi, 050° NE
Gallery Of Modern Masters (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 055° NE
Stan Rose Images (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 055° NE
James Ratliff Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 055° NE

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