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Gila Crossing Arizona Map

Explore Gila Crossing, 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 Crossing, Arizona

How to Use This Gila Crossing, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.276714
Longitude	-112.166816
Population	830
Density	428.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85339
Area Code	480
County Seat	Phoenix

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About Gila Crossing, Arizona

Gila Crossing is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 830. The population density is 428.1 people per km². Gila Crossing is located at 33.2767°N, 112.1668°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85339.

Gila Crossing unfolds across a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the Hoover Ditch carves a singular, verdant scar through the arid floor of the desert. It lies 6.0 miles south of Laveen, AZ (from Laveen, AZ: bearing 179°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-southwest of Ahwatukee Foothills. The landscape is defined by the sharp, angular presence of the Gila Range rising five miles to the horizon, its jagged silhouette catching the violet hues of the dying light. Here, the air holds a dry, ancient stillness, broken only by the occasional rustle of mesquite and the long, shifting shadows cast by Phoenix South Mountain Park, which anchors the northern view. Even the nearby Dry Reservoir sits as a quiet, earthen witness to the cycle of moisture and drought that dictates the rhythm of the soil.

Generations of agricultural labor have shaped Gila Crossing, where the irrigation provided by the Hoover Ditch has long served as the lifeblood for local harvests. The character of Gila Crossing remains deeply rooted in the traditions of the Gila River Indian Community, maintaining a quiet continuity that persists despite the encroaching pace of the modern era. While the distant, rugged features of Neighborhood Canyon remain a ten-mile trek away, the local economy continues to pivot around the stewardship of these flat, fertile plains. The daily life here moves with the sun, marked by the steady, quiet endurance of a people who have long understood the specific, spare beauty of this high-desert basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Phoenix South Mountain Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 029° NE
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.9 mi, 225° SW · 15k acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 072° E
Western Canal (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 002° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 056° NE
Cesar Chavez (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 013° N
Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 9.0 mi, 330° NW
Base and Meridian Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 316° NW
Rawhide (Theme Park) — 10.6 mi, 092° E
Old Stone Houses (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 058° NE
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 070° E
AMC Ahwatukee 24 (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 076° E
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 308° NW · 14k acres
Lower Gila Terraces And Historic Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.3 mi, 190° S
USS Missouri Stern Flag Marker (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 019° N
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 019° N
Phoenix Police Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 024° NE
Legend City Studios (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 022° N
Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 025° NE
Goat Heart Studio (Gallery) — 13.2 mi, 020° N
Dorrance DOME (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 026° NE
Five15Arts @ Chartreuse (Gallery) — 13.2 mi, 020° N
Rosson House Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 026° NE
The Blaze (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 024° NE
Edith House (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 084° E
Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 212° SW · 496k acres
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.7 mi, 238° SW · 64k acres
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 31.7 mi, 061° NE · 2.9M acres
Ironwood Forest National Monument (National Monument) — 48.7 mi, 149° SE · 190k acres

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