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Hard Rock Arizona Map

Explore Hard Rock, 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 Hard Rock, Arizona

How to Use This Hard Rock, Arizona Map

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

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.

CityHard Rock
StateArizona (AZ)
CountyNavajo County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude36.0309
Longitude-110.5048
Population38
Density2.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code86039
Area Code928
County SeatHolbrook
School DistrictPinon Unified District

About Hard Rock, Arizona

Hard Rock is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Hard Rock is located at 36.0309°N, 110.5048°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86039.

Hard Rock occupies a high, arid plateau where the earth wears a persistent coat of bleached, alkaline dust. It lies 86.4 miles northeast of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 48°T), and is situated 41.7 miles east of Tuba City. Beneath the vast, unblinking sky, the horizon is defined by the jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge, which casts long, indigo shadows across the sparse scrub as the afternoon light begins to thin. Eight miles away, the basin of White Valley stretches out in a pale, cracked expanse, while the distant water of Big Mountain Dam Reservoir remains a hidden, glassy sliver in the surrounding terrain. The air here holds a profound, dry stillness, broken only by the occasional sharp whistle of wind through the sagebrush or the sudden, erratic flight of a hawk circling above the heat-baked ground.

Hard Rock reflects the quiet endurance of those who have long navigated the rhythms of this austere landscape. The local economy relies on the careful management of the land, with traditions of grazing and regional trade grounding the daily lives of residents who move with the measured patience of the high desert. Eleven miles to the south, the dry bed of Wepo Wash snakes through the landscape, marking the seasonal path of water that rarely flows but always shapes the geography of the region. Life in Hard Rock follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, where the primary labor is defined by the resilience required to thrive in a place where the sun dictates the pace of every hour.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hopi Cultural Center (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 186° S
  • Tug-Of-War Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Pillars of Hercules (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 293° NW
  • Blue Canyon (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 294° NW
  • Awatovi (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 149° SE
  • Coalmine Canyon Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 30.3 mi, 268° W
  • Greasewood Place (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 288° W
  • Western Navajo Nation Fairgrounds (Theme Park) — 39.8 mi, 280° W
  • White Mesa Arch (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 320° NW
  • Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 44.3 mi, 324° NW
  • Navajo National Monument (National Monument) — 45.0 mi, 358° N · 360 acres
  • Hogan (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 017° N
  • Sweat Lodge (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 017° N
  • Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 017° N
  • Old Cameron Trading Post (Museum) — 52.0 mi, 258° W
  • Wupatki National Monument (National Monument) — 53.7 mi, 234° SW · 35k acres
  • South Space (Public Artwork) — 59.4 mi, 225° SW
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 59.5 mi, 180° S
  • Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 59.5 mi, 235° SW · 1.8M acres
  • Strawberry Crater Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 62.8 mi, 232° SW · 10k acres
  • Thunderbird Mesa (Monument) — 66.5 mi, 021° N
  • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 67.6 mi, 327° NW · 1.2M acres
  • Hat Rock (Monument) — 67.7 mi, 011° N
  • Kaibab National Forest (National Forest) — 68.0 mi, 258° W · 1.5M acres
  • Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 68.6 mi, 150° SE · 53k acres
  • Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 68.6 mi, 150° SE · 148k acres
  • Grand Canyon National Park (National Park) — 70.3 mi, 270° W · 1.2M acres
  • Grand Canyon Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 70.3 mi, 272° W · 1.1M acres
  • Flagstaff, City Of, Watershed, Plo 2458 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 78.4 mi, 233° SW · 15k acres

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About This Hard Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hard Rock, Arizona. Coordinates: 36.0309, -110.5048. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hard Rock includes the ZIP code (86039), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Pinon Unified District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.