Explore Indian Wells, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Indian Wells, 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 Indian Wells.
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 | Indian Wells |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Navajo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.40925 |
| Longitude | -110.114439 |
| Population | 232 |
| Density | 8.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 86031 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | Holbrook |
| School District | Holbrook Unified District |
Indian Wells occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim. It lies 79.6 miles north of Show Low, AZ (from Show Low, AZ: bearing 358°T), and is situated 34.1 miles north-northeast of Joseph City. Earth here is composed of muted ochres and stubborn, dust-caked scrub, carved by the patient, seasonal erosion of Bidahochi Wash as it cuts a shallow path through the arid plateau. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the vast, open plains into a palette of bruised purples and burnt orange that swallows the lingering heat of the day. Six miles to the north, the earth fractures into the rugged, silent geometry of Na Ah Tee Canyon, a place where the wind moves with an audible weight, scouring the sandstone until it feels as smooth as bone.
Indian Wells serves as a quiet witness to the enduring traditions of the Navajo Nation, where the rhythm of life aligns with the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of distant industrial centers. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce that supports those traversing these wide, sun-drenched corridors. Travelers venturing toward the sixteen-mile mark find the expansive, protected quiet of State Trust Land, while those seeking water must look toward the distant, shimmering promise of Betony Reservoir. Life here is defined by a profound, mile-deep silence that settles over the high plateaus, a stillness that demands a certain humility from those who dwell within its reach.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Indian Wells, Arizona. Coordinates: 35.40925, -110.114439. 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 Indian Wells includes the ZIP code (86031), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Holbrook 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |