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Gadsden Arizona Map

Explore Gadsden, 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 Gadsden, Arizona

How to Use This Gadsden, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.554497
Longitude	-114.784958
Population	571
Density	112.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85336
Area Code	480
County Seat	Yuma
School District	Gadsden Elementary District

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About Gadsden, Arizona

Gadsden is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 571. The population density is 112.9 people per km². Gadsden is located at 32.5545°N, 114.7850°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85336.

Gadsden occupies a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut under an uncompromising sky. It lies 4.7 miles north of San Luis, AZ (from San Luis, AZ: bearing 358°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-southwest of Somerton. Dust motes dance in the relentless afternoon heat, settling over the broad, arid reaches of the Yuma Valley that define the physical character of the terrain. Two miles to the north, the Southwest Lateral cuts a thin, engineered line through the parched earth, providing a vital, narrow artery of water in a landscape otherwise defined by its thirst. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Ogilby Hills rises against the hazy light, their muted, earthen tones shifting from pale gold to bruised violet as the sun descends. Beyond the immediate grid of fields, the open expanse of State Trust Land offers a stark, quiet beauty, marked only by the slow, rhythmic crawl of shadows cast by scrub brush and desert flora.

Gadsden serves as a quiet center for the agricultural industry that persists in this arid climate, its economy tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life. The history of Gadsden remains etched in the rows of crops that push against the desert's edge, a testament to the persistence required to coax life from the alkaline soil. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, often looking toward the horizon where the occasional shimmer of heat masks the distance to Haughtelin Lake. Life here is measured by the intensity of the light and the subtle shifts in the wind, a place where the stillness of the afternoon allows the mind to expand into the vast, open silence of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 180° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 186° S
Joe Orduno Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 180° S
Cibola Raider (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 035° NE
United States Marine Corps (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 057° NE
Plank Road (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 323° NW
East Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.3 mi, 320° NW
Araz Stage Station Ruins (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 021° N
Army of the West Mormon Batallion Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 034° NE
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 038° NE
Siphon Outlet (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 039° NE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 15.4 mi, 039° NE
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 041° NE
Bumper Boats (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 056° NE
Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.2 mi, 002° N
"_uma" Sign (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 061° NE
Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory. (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 071° E
Little Picacho Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 mi, 025° NE · 39k acres
Indian Pass Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 mi, 000° N · 44k acres
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 017° N
Jail (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 018° N
Windmill Water Pump (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 015° N
ICC museo UABC (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 281° W
Cinema Curto (Theatre) — 41.6 mi, 281° W
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.7 mi, 050° NE · 1.3M acres
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.9 mi, 101° E · 1.7M acres
Site of Fort Romulado Pacheco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 56.4 mi, 291° W
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 73.8 mi, 008° N

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