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Gila Bend Arizona Map

Explore Gila Bend, 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 Bend, Arizona

How to Use This Gila Bend, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.966242
Longitude	-112.715465
Population	1,892
Density	11.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	85337
Area Code	480
County Seat	Phoenix
School District	Gila Bend Unified District

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About Gila Bend, Arizona

Gila Bend is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,892. The population density is 11.3 people per km². Gila Bend is located at 32.9662°N, 112.7155°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Gila Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 85337.

Gila Bend occupies a wide expanse of the Sonoran Desert where the Sand Tank Wash carves a shallow, ephemeral path across the sun-bleached earth. It lies 17.7 miles west-southwest of Estrella, AZ (from Estrella, AZ: bearing 258°T), and is situated 30.2 miles south-southwest of Buckeye. The horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Blindman Butte, while the immediate ground is defined by the stark, resilient beauty of creosote bushes and the occasional reaching silhouette of an ocotillo. Light here has a peculiar, crystalline quality, turning the dust into a fine gold powder as the sun begins its slow descent. Residents walk through the open spaces of Unity Park, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the dry, rhythmic rustle of desert scrub under a relentless, brilliant sky.

Gila Bend maintains a character forged by the transit of travelers and the endurance of those who cultivate the arid soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of regional agriculture and the steady pulse of highway traffic, an intersection of modern movement and ancient, baked-in stillness. Beyond the town limits, State Trust Land offers an expansive, undisturbed solitude that feels as vast as the history of those who crossed these plains long before the paved roads arrived. Eighteen miles away, the waters of Painted Rock Reservoir hold a quiet, reflective silence, providing a rare contrast to the parched, sun-drenched plains that define the identity of Gila Bend.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Gila Terraces And Historic Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.3 mi, 360° N
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 190° S
Burleson Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 190° S
Painted Rock Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 351° N
Gatlin Site (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 037° NE
Gila Bend Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 209° SW
Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 354° N
La Fortaleza (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 316° NW
Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 3.9 mi, 090° E · 496k acres
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.8 mi, 050° NE · 64k acres
Woolsey Peak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.0 mi, 331° NW · 65k acres
Gillespie Dam Interpretive Center (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 351° N
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 352° N · 14k acres
Powers Butte Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 353° N
Oatman Family Memorial (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 276° W
Hobo Joe Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.9 mi, 015° N
The Estrella Lakeside Amphitheater (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 032° NE
Star Tower (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 033° NE
Ernie Adams Dwarf Car Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 098° E
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 202° S · 1.7M acres
The Mushroom (Rock) (Attraction) — 34.8 mi, 193° S
Victory Steps at Verrado (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 017° N
Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 39.9 mi, 043° NE
Saint John Paul II (Monument) — 41.3 mi, 030° NE
Ajo Mine Lookout (Viewpoint) — 42.5 mi, 192° S
Ajo Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 192° S
Sonora Cinemas Phoenix (Cinema) — 45.3 mi, 039° NE
Rawhide (Theme Park) — 47.3 mi, 063° NE
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (National Monument) — 52.9 mi, 181° S · 329k acres
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.2 mi, 274° W · 1.3M acres

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