Explore Fortuna Foothills, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fortuna Foothills, 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 Fortuna Foothills.
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 | Fortuna Foothills |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Yuma County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 32.661583 |
| Longitude | -114.397378 |
| Population | 27,776 |
| Density | 267.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 85367 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| County Seat | Yuma |
| School District | Yuma Elementary District |
Fortuna Foothills emerges from the vast, sun-drenched expanse of the Sonoran desert as a quiet intersection of light and arid earth. It lies 11.1 miles east of Desert View, AZ (from Desert View, AZ: bearing 99°T), and is situated 13.2 miles east-southeast of Yuma. The landscape surrounding Fortuna Foothills is defined by the stark, elegant geometry of the desert floor, where the dry bed of Fortuna Wash snakes through the terrain like a dormant vein. To the north, the solitary silhouette of Red Top Mountain anchors the horizon, standing in silent contrast to the expansive, open skies. Residents often watch the monsoon thunderheads gather in the distance, their dark, bruised colors offering a fleeting reprieve from the persistent heat. The ground here is textured with creosote and hardy scrub, reflecting a brilliant, pale gold under the midday sun before softening into deep violet as dusk settles over the plains.
History in Fortuna Foothills is measured by the steady rhythm of those who have long worked the soil and navigated the arid plains. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of the region, benefiting from the irrigation that allows life to flourish in the desert. Nearby, the expansive reaches of Dome Valley provide a sense of the scale of human endeavor in this environment, where the land has been shaped by generations of patient cultivation. Commerce and industry here move with an unhurried, practical purpose, favoring the quiet endurance of small enterprises over the frantic pace of larger hubs. The legacy of movement through this terrain is quiet, yet the proximity to the historic Route of Butterfield Stage reminds travelers that this land was once a vital artery for those traversing the frontier.
The character of Fortuna Foothills is formed by a community that values the mile-deep silences of the desert and the simple beauty of a clear, starry night. Life here is defined by the immediate access to the State Trust Land, where the vast, unpaved wilderness offers a sanctuary for those seeking to understand the stark elegance of the desert. While the pace of daily life is modest, the spirit of the place is marked by a deep, quiet respect for the natural environment. Residents often find their way toward the tranquil waters of Mittry Lake, finding solace in the contrast between the water and the surrounding heat. This is a place where the quality of light at dusk reveals the hidden textures of the earth, grounding the people who call Fortuna Foothills their home in a landscape that demands both resilience and contemplation.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fortuna Foothills, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.661583, -114.397378. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Fortuna Foothills includes the ZIP code (85367), telephone area code (480), county seat of Yuma County (Yuma), and school district assignment (Yuma Elementary District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |