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Kayenta Arizona Map

Explore Kayenta, 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 Kayenta, Arizona

How to Use This Kayenta, Arizona Map

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

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	Kayenta
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Navajo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.717169
Longitude	-110.260459
Population	4,670
Density	136.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86033
Area Code	928
County Seat	Holbrook
School District	Kayenta Unified District

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About Kayenta, Arizona

Kayenta is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,670. The population density is 136.9 people per km². Kayenta is located at 36.7172°N, 110.2605°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86033.

Kayenta emerges from the high desert floor as a stark silhouette of sandstone and sagebrush, defined by the relentless clarity of the Arizona sun. It lies 131.4 miles northeast of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 36°T), and is situated 55.6 miles northwest of Chinle. The landscape around Kayenta is a vast, arid expanse where the earth bleeds into shades of copper and rust, occasionally punctuated by the imposing, solitary form of Red Rock Hill rising three miles to the horizon. A mile away, the quiet passage of Laguña Creek carves a thin, life-sustaining ribbon through the dry brush, while the distant, expansive reaches of Owl Spring Valley stretch toward a sky that often bruises with the heavy, indigo weight of summer monsoon clouds. Within the immediate vicinity, Kayenta Recreation Park provides an open expanse of earth where the wind carries the dry, clean scent of juniper and baked clay, grounding the settlement in a silence that feels as old as the stone itself.

History lingers here in the quiet persistence of the Navajo people, who have long called these windswept plains home, maintaining a cultural rhythm that moves in concert with the shifting light of the desert. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the needs of those passing through, functioning as a vital crossroads for travelers navigating the rugged beauty of the Colorado Plateau. Kayenta serves as a gateway to a deeper wilderness, where the daily trade of goods and services is conducted with a modest, unadorned efficiency. Even as the modern world brushes against the edges of the region, the life of Kayenta continues to be defined by the seasonal cycles of heat and cold, a place where the grandeur of the surrounding geology demands a certain humility from those who dwell beneath its immense, cloud-streaked canopy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kayenta Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 052° NE
Sweat Lodge (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 148° SE
Hogan (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 149° SE
Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 147° SE
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 021° N
Navajo National Monument (National Monument) — 13.2 mi, 282° W · 360 acres
Kiet Seel Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 283° W
Ruin Arch (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 039° NE
Spiderweb Arch (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 039° NE
Betatakin Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 15.3 mi, 261° W
Betatakin Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 261° W
Ear of the Wind (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 037° NE
Thunderbird Mesa (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 034° NE
Hat Rock (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 359° N
Monument Valley Visitor Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 024° NE
Gouldings Museum and Trading Post (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 009° N
Brigham Young's Tomb (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 023° NE
Bears Ears National Monument (National Monument) — 35.0 mi, 030° NE · 1.8M acres
San Juan River #5 (Wild & Scenic River) — 35.1 mi, 030° NE · 1,876 acres
San Juan Trading Post (Public Artwork) — 37.0 mi, 036° NE
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 37.0 mi, 346° N · 1.2M acres
San Juan River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 37.1 mi, 037° NE
Valley Of The Gods Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 39.3 mi, 032° NE
Grand Gulch Instant Study Area Complex Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 40.1 mi, 016° N · 105k acres
Inholding Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 42.0 mi, 015° N · 68k acres
Manti-La Sal National Forest (National Forest) — 63.5 mi, 020° N · 1.3M acres
Western Navajo Nation Fairgrounds (Theme Park) — 66.5 mi, 233° SW
Adventurous Antelope Canyon Galleria (Gallery) — 67.7 mi, 282° W
Dark Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 69.1 mi, 014° N · 46k acres
Capitol Reef National Park (National Park) — 69.3 mi, 332° NW · 244k acres

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