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Gila Arizona Map

Explore Gila, 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 Gila, Arizona

How to Use This Gila, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.637057
Longitude	-110.521546
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	85550, 85501
Area Code	480
County Seat	Globe

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About Gila, Arizona

Gila is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Gila is located at 33.6371°N, 110.5215°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85550, 85501.

Gila persists as a sun-bleached outpost where the desert floor stretches toward the horizon, defined by a brittle, ochre earth that yields only to the persistent geometry of saguaro and ocotillo. It lies 43.5 miles southeast of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 131°T), and is situated 22.7 miles northeast of Globe. The air here holds a dry, feverish clarity, often shimmering with a heat that distorts the distant silhouette of the Mogollon Rim, a jagged dark line that anchors the northern sky. Just a mile from the center, the riparian corridor of Sycamore Creek carves a thin, verdant vein through the arid expanse, providing a cool sanctuary where the shadows of cottonwoods deepen into indigo against the pale gravel. To the west, the rugged topography of Bear Canyon deepens into fractured shade, while the expansive wilderness of Tonto National Forest provides a sprawling buffer of high-desert scrub and pine that breathes with the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons.

Gila bears the weight of a quiet endurance, its daily rhythm dictated by the unrelenting sun and the legacy of settlers who carved a livelihood from this unforgiving geology. The local economy remains tethered to the land’s sparse offerings, marked by the echoes of mining and ranching that have long defined the character of the region. Residents navigate a landscape where the past is not a museum piece but a physical presence, visible in the weathered foundations and the enduring silence of the high plains. While the distant Tailings Pond Number Three marks a stark reminder of industrial extraction, the true essence of Gila reveals itself in the way the light softens at dusk, casting long, violet shadows across the dust and turning the brutal terrain into something fragile and briefly, hauntingly beautiful.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 275° W · 2.9M acres
Salt River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 310° NW · 32k acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 219° SW
Sierra Ancha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.7 mi, 296° NW · 20k acres
Bull Canyon Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 293° NW
Gila Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 221° SW
Coolidge Dam (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 172° S
Summit Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 256° W · 320 acres
Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 24.7 mi, 299° NW
"m" Hill (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 231° SW
Three Crosses (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 231° SW
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 231° SW
P B Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 312° NW
Doak (Historic Ruins) — 32.4 mi, 218° SW
Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 33.3 mi, 271° W · 1,122 acres
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 34.1 mi, 266° W · 415 acres
Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 014° N · 820k acres
Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 236° SW
Quincho (Attraction) — 44.0 mi, 236° SW
Woman from the Fields (Public Artwork) — 44.2 mi, 236° SW
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 44.3 mi, 277° W · 1,738 acres
Bradley Lee Bartlett (Monument) — 46.5 mi, 242° SW
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 47.4 mi, 038° NE
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 51.2 mi, 030° NE
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 66.9 mi, 066° NE
Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 67.9 mi, 257° W
Wine & Design (Gallery) — 69.0 mi, 248° W
River Of Time Museum (Museum) — 69.1 mi, 268° W

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