Explore Freedom Acres, 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 Freedom Acres, 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 Freedom Acres.
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 | Freedom Acres |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Gila County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 34.317255 |
| Longitude | -111.300414 |
| Population | 90 |
| Density | 19.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 85541 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| County Seat | Globe |
| School District | Payson Unified District |
Freedom Acres unfolds across a rugged plateau where the persistent heat of the high desert gives way to the cooling shadows of the Payson Ranger District. It lies 6.1 miles north-northeast of Payson, AZ (from Payson, AZ: bearing 13°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-northwest of Star Valley. The topography is defined by the depth of Shoofly Canyon, a jagged scar in the earth that catches the amber light of late afternoon, while the distant, imposing silhouette of the Mogollon Rim dictates the movement of seasonal clouds. Here, the air carries the sharp, resinous scent of pine needles and dry soil, and the East Verde River provides a singular, winding artery of water that sustains the local vegetation. This landscape exists as an integral part of Tonto National Forest, where the silence of the scrubland is broken only by the sudden, percussive rattle of cicadas or the distant shifting of limestone beneath the sun.
Freedom Acres maintains a quiet economy tethered to the natural rhythms of the surrounding woodlands, drawing its character from the legacy of those who first navigated the arid, challenging terrain. The legacy of the region is punctuated by the presence of the General George Crook National Recreation Trail, a reminder of the historical pathways that once connected these remote outposts to the wider expansion of the territory. Daily life in Freedom Acres moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting the sparse, hard-won prosperity of a population that values self-reliance and the vastness of the horizon. In the evenings, when the temperature drops rapidly against the cooling rock, the residents observe the sky as it bruises into deep shades of violet and indigo, marking the end of another day spent under the immense, unblinking expanse of the Arizona sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Freedom Acres, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.317255, -111.300414. 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 Freedom Acres includes the ZIP code (85541), telephone area code (480), county seat of Gila County (Globe), and school district assignment (Payson Unified 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. |