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Fort Thomas Arizona Map

Explore Fort Thomas, 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 Fort Thomas, Arizona

How to Use This Fort Thomas, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.037004
Longitude	-109.965361
Population	319
Density	14.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85536
Area Code	480
County Seat	Safford
School District	Fort Thomas Unified District

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About Fort Thomas, Arizona

Fort Thomas is a locality in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 14.2 people per km². Fort Thomas is located at 33.0370°N, 109.9654°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85536.

Fort Thomas exists as a quiet confluence of dust and light where the parched earth yields to the erratic, seasonal path of the Black Rock Wash. It lies 17.2 miles northwest of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 311°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northwest of Thatcher. The air here possesses a singular, dry clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of the Gila Mountains on the distant horizon, while the terrain itself breaks into the rugged, sun-bleached folds of Box Canyon just a mile away. Vegetation clings to the arid soil in resilient patterns of ocotillo and scrub, thriving under a sun that turns the landscape into a pale, glowing bronze by late afternoon. Nearby, the stillness of Camp Tank offers a rare, reflective contrast to the surrounding desert expanse, providing a brief respite for the local wildlife that traverses the vast, open stretches of State Trust Land.

Fort Thomas carries the weight of a frontier legacy, its identity forged in the intersection of military history and the slow, persistent labor of agricultural life. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, where the cultivation of fields demands an intimate knowledge of the region’s water and heat. Life in Fort Thomas moves with an unpretentious grace, defined by the long, golden shadows that stretch across the valley floor and the profound silence that descends once the wind dies down. People here recognize the value of the vast, unpopulated space that surrounds them, maintaining a way of existence that prioritizes the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of modern development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Melvin Jones International Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 307° NW
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 338° N
Fort Thomas "T" (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 027° NE
Fishhooks Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 006° N · 11k acres
Bear Springs Badlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.4 mi, 182° S
Safford Valley Grids (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 129° SE
North Santa Teresa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 mi, 239° SW · 5,809 acres
Pima Railroad Station (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 141° SE
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 229° SW · 1.7M acres
Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 156° SE
Mount Graham Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.2 mi, 176° S · 61k acres
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 135° SE
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.8 mi, 090° E · 24k acres
Fort Grant Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 172° S
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 27.8 mi, 078° E · 1.8M acres
Coolidge Dam (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 302° NW
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 46.1 mi, 058° NE · 180k acres
"w" Mountain (Monument) — 48.3 mi, 171° S
"m" Hill (Attraction) — 58.2 mi, 296° NW
Three Crosses (Attraction) — 58.3 mi, 296° NW
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 295° NW
Tall Wall (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 225° SW
Incinerated Ridge (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 225° SW
Saguaro National Park (National Park) — 63.4 mi, 209° SW · 89k acres
SaddleBrooke Two Arts and Crafts Center (Arts Centre) — 64.7 mi, 237° SW
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 68.7 mi, 154° SE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 69.5 mi, 236° SW
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 71.8 mi, 069° E
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 74.1 mi, 023° NE

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