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Hunter Creek Arizona Map

Explore Hunter Creek, 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 Hunter Creek, Arizona

How to Use This Hunter Creek, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	34.3054
Longitude	-111.0159
Population	51
Density	9.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85541
Area Code	480
County Seat	Globe
School District	Payson Unified District

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About Hunter Creek, Arizona

Hunter Creek is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 9.0 people per km². Hunter Creek is located at 34.3054°N, 111.0159°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85541.

Hunter Creek carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the rugged, juniper-dotted terrain of the Tonto National Forest. It lies 18.3 miles north-northeast of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 14°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Payson. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed density, catching the fine dust of the high desert and turning the air into a shimmering veil that softens the edges of the distant Mogollon Rim. To the west, the steep, shadowed walls of See Canyon hold the cool of the previous night long into the morning, while the dry earth gives off the faint, sharp scent of sun-baked pine needles and crushed sage. The landscape is defined by this arid, vertical character, where the silence is broken only by the occasional rattle of dry seed pods or the sharp, melodic call of a scrub jay navigating the scrubland.

History lingers in the quietude of the land, reflecting the generations who have traversed the Bear Flat Pleasant Valley Trail to move livestock or seek refuge from the sweltering lowlands. The economy of Hunter Creek remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shaped by the stewardship of the neighboring Payson Ranger District and the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of water and commerce. During the monsoon, thunderheads build with a violent, electric majesty over the horizon, promising the brief, vital soak that sustains the hardy flora of the region. Life in Hunter Creek moves with the patient, deliberate pace of the seasons, honoring a legacy of endurance where the human footprint is light and the vast, open horizon remains the primary inhabitant.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 000° N · 2.9M acres
Hellsgate Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.5 mi, 210° SW · 37k acres
Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 343° N · 820k acres
Woods Canyon Vista (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 080° E
Indian Gardens Paleo Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 282° W
Chevelon Canyon Ranches Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 038° NE
Double Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 346° N
Cold Springs Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 281° W
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.6 mi, 307° NW · 415 acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 18.5 mi, 260° W
Battle of Big Dry Wash Historical Monument (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 325° NW
Travis Walton's Abduction Site (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 091° E
Mary Maud (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 070° E
Travis Walton Phone Booth (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 070° E
Tallest Flagpole in Arizona (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 070° E
Mazatzal Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.6 mi, 255° W · 251k acres
Fossil Creek, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.2 mi, 288° W · 5,082 acres
Verde, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.7 mi, 269° W · 12k acres
13 Mile General Crook Trail Marker (Monument) — 40.0 mi, 290° W
Bull Pen Day Use Area (Attraction) — 42.6 mi, 293° NW
Astronaut Statue (Public Artwork) — 49.9 mi, 360° N
Meteor Crater Museum (Museum) — 50.2 mi, 360° N
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 54.2 mi, 092° E
Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 55.4 mi, 270° W · 72k acres
Out of Africa Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 55.7 mi, 293° NW
Stan Rose Images (Gallery) — 57.1 mi, 312° NW
Gallery Of Modern Masters (Gallery) — 57.2 mi, 312° NW
James Ratliff Gallery (Gallery) — 57.2 mi, 312° NW
Sedona Heritage Museum (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 313° NW
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 73.0 mi, 056° NE · 148k acres

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