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Gisela Arizona Map

Explore Gisela, 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 Gisela, Arizona

How to Use This Gisela, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	34.101705
Longitude	-111.279855
Population	536
Density	72.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85541
Area Code	480
County Seat	Globe
School District	Payson Unified District

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About Gisela, Arizona

Gisela is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 536. The population density is 72.3 people per km². Gisela is located at 34.1017°N, 111.2799°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85541.

Gisela rests in the quiet, arid embrace of the Tonto National Forest, where the landscape is defined by the persistent, dry passage of the Sand Wash. It lies 9.3 miles south-southeast of Payson, AZ (from Payson, AZ: bearing 164°T), and is situated 11.3 miles west-northwest of Highley. The terrain here transitions from the rugged brush of the lower elevations toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim, which anchors the northern horizon in a jagged line of blue-gray stone. Nearby, the topography dips into the shadowed folds of Neal Canyon, an area where the sun bleaches the grasses to a pale straw color and the air carries the dry, resinous scent of juniper. During the heat of the afternoon, the light shifts across the scrub-covered slopes, turning the earth into a mosaic of copper and ochre that seems to hold the warmth long after the sun has slipped behind the ridges.

Gisela retains the character of an isolated outpost, shaped by a history of small-scale mining and ranching that once drew hardy settlers to these remote reaches. The local economy persists with a quiet independence, far removed from the bustle of urban centers, though the legacy of the old frontier persists in the proximity of the Old Mail Trail, a path once trodden by those delivering news to the scattered homesteads of the territory. Life in Gisela moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons, occasionally interrupted by the dramatic arrival of monsoon clouds that gather over the high country to the north. While the residents are miles from the cooling depths of Bartlett Reservoir, the rhythm of the day is dictated by the expansive, open sky and the enduring silence that settles over the woodland of the Payson Ranger District when the evening wind begins to stir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 091° E · 2.9M acres
Hellsgate Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.9 mi, 049° NE · 37k acres
Mazatzal Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.0 mi, 256° W · 251k acres
Neal Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 036° NE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 343° N
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.1 mi, 256° W · 415 acres
Haufer Wash Rna Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.8 mi, 191° S
Shoofly Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 360° N
Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 20.3 mi, 340° N · 1.8M acres
Horseshoe Vista (Viewpoint) — 22.8 mi, 032° NE
Verde, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.2 mi, 286° W · 12k acres
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 24.9 mi, 182° S · 1,738 acres
Fossil Creek, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 27.8 mi, 328° NW · 5,082 acres
Battle of Big Dry Wash Historical Monument (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 006° N
Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 31.9 mi, 163° S · 1,122 acres
Black Rock (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 182° S
13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 321° NW
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 234° SW
Travis Walton's Abduction Site (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 069° E
Bull Pen Day Use Area (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 321° NW
Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 40.9 mi, 279° W · 72k acres
Carefree Galleria (Gallery) — 41.5 mi, 243° SW
Grace Renee Gallery (Gallery) — 41.5 mi, 243° SW
Adelante (Gallery) — 41.5 mi, 243° SW
River Of Time Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 216° SW
Jim Hart Memorial Monument (Monument) — 44.4 mi, 214° SW
Theater X (Cinema) — 48.8 mi, 227° SW
Rick Bronson's House of Comedy (Theatre) — 49.1 mi, 233° SW
Landmark (Cinema) — 49.5 mi, 228° SW
Dirt Devil Dedication Monument (Public Artwork) — 49.7 mi, 242° SW

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