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Keams Canyon Arizona Map

Explore Keams Canyon, 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 Keams Canyon, Arizona

How to Use This Keams Canyon, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	35.820837
Longitude	-110.203743
Population	265
Density	6.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86034
Area Code	928
County Seat	Holbrook
School District	Cedar Unified District

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About Keams Canyon, Arizona

Keams Canyon is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 265. The population density is 6.2 people per km². Keams Canyon is located at 35.8208°N, 110.2037°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 86034.

Keams Canyon reveals itself through the steady, patient erosion of the Keams Canyon Wash, which carves a deliberate path through the high desert floor. It lies 92.3 miles east-northeast of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 62°T), and is situated 43.0 miles west-southwest of Chinle. The landscape here is defined by stark, sun-bleached plateaus and the quiet authority of Antelope Mesa rising against the horizon, its silhouette a constant, darkened edge against the brilliant blue sky. During the late afternoon, the light softens into a bruised gold, casting long, violet shadows across the scrub and sandstone that define the terrain. The air carries a dry, mineral sharpness, and the silence of the basin is interrupted only by the occasional rustle of desert grasses or the distant, rhythmic shift of wind moving through the canyon walls.

Keams Canyon serves as a functional nexus for the surrounding Hopi and Navajo lands, its history marked by the presence of a trading post established in the late nineteenth century to facilitate commerce between local weavers, silversmiths, and the wider world. Today, the economy remains tethered to the essential rhythms of administrative support and the preservation of cultural heritage, sustaining a pace of life that respects the vast, arid scale of the high plateau. The presence of historic stone structures and the enduring influence of the surrounding tribal nations lend the place a gravity that transcends modern transit. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, as if the land itself dictates the speed at which one might pass through the stillness of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Awatovi (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 212° SW
Hopi Cultural Center (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 275° W
Tug-Of-War Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 279° W
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 102° E
Hope Arch (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 047° NE
Pillars of Hercules (Attraction) — 43.3 mi, 302° NW
Little White House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 44.1 mi, 063° NE
Tunnel Overlook (Viewpoint) — 44.4 mi, 060° NE
Blue Canyon (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 302° NW
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 44.9 mi, 180° S
Little Painted Desert Country Park (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 198° S
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.2 mi, 159° S · 53k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 48.2 mi, 159° S · 148k acres
Homolovi Ruins State Park (State Park) — 56.5 mi, 206° SW
Tanner Wash Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 59.1 mi, 184° S
Western Navajo Nation Fairgrounds (Theme Park) — 60.0 mi, 291° W
The Old Fort Historical Monument (Monument) — 60.1 mi, 186° S
Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 60.3 mi, 192° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 60.7 mi, 291° W
Hogan (Museum) — 61.3 mi, 357° N
Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit (Museum) — 61.3 mi, 357° N
Sweat Lodge (Museum) — 61.3 mi, 357° N
The Corner (Monument) — 61.7 mi, 207° SW
Wupatki National Monument (National Monument) — 62.5 mi, 254° W · 35k acres
Chevelon Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 62.7 mi, 196° S
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 64.7 mi, 100° E
Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 68.7 mi, 254° W · 1.8M acres
Strawberry Crater Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 70.6 mi, 250° W · 10k acres
Raymond Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 74.0 mi, 223° SW
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 78.2 mi, 248° W · 3,040 acres

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