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Drysdale Arizona Map

Explore Drysdale, 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 Drysdale, Arizona

How to Use This Drysdale, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.6452
Longitude	-114.7067
Population	225
Density	529.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85365
Area Code	480
County Seat	Yuma
School District	Crane Elementary District

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About Drysdale, Arizona

Drysdale is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 529.7 people per km². Drysdale is located at 32.6452°N, 114.7067°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85365.

Drysdale occupies a stretch of sun-bleached earth where the horizon pulls wide and thin against the vast, pale sky. It lies 3.4 miles north of Somerton, AZ (from Somerton, AZ: bearing 3°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southwest of Yuma. North Drain carves a shallow, rhythmic furrow through the parched soil just a mile from the center, acting as a seasonal pulse for the surrounding scrubland. To the west, the South Gila Valley creates a subtle depression in the topography, while the jagged silhouette of the Ogilby Hills marks the distant limit of the traveler’s view. The light here possesses a peculiar, searing clarity that clarifies the edges of every ocotillo and creosote bush, turning the midday heat into a shimmering, palpable weight that presses against the corrugated metal rooftops.

Drysdale remains a quiet outpost defined by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture and the vast, unpopulated expanses of the nearby State Trust Land. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of the earth, as the dust of the fields mingles with the stillness of a place untouched by the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life orbits the changing seasons, marked by the occasional migration of birds toward the waters of Haughtelin Lake, which sits eleven miles away like a cool, singular eye in the arid basin. Residents maintain a stoic, measured pace, finding a rugged beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the hardpan at dusk, painting the landscape in shades of violet and bruised ochre until the stars ignite with a cold, piercing intensity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 282° W
Barkley Ranch Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 031° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 023° NE
Valley Aquatic Center (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 029° NE
Cibola Raider (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 034° NE
Pilot Knob Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.4 mi, 341° N
United States Marine Corps (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 081° E
Army of the West Mormon Batallion Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 031° NE
Araz Stage Station Ruins (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 005° N
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 040° NE
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 041° NE
Siphon Outlet (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 041° NE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 042° NE
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 045° NE
Site of Camp Pilot Knob (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 339° N
Bumper Boats (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 072° E
Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.1 mi, 351° N
"_uma" Sign (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 075° E
Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory. (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 087° E
Little Picacho Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.1 mi, 020° N · 39k acres
Indian Pass Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 mi, 351° N · 44k acres
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 011° N
Jail (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 013° N
Windmill Water Pump (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 009° N
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.3 mi, 053° NE · 1.3M acres
ICC museo UABC (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 272° W
Cinema Curto (Theatre) — 45.5 mi, 272° W
Site of Fort Romulado Pacheco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 58.9 mi, 284° W
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 67.1 mi, 005° N

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