Explore Lukachukai, 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 Lukachukai, 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 Lukachukai.
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 | Lukachukai |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Apache County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.416946 |
| Longitude | -109.228712 |
| Population | 1,424 |
| Density | 25.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 86507 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | St. Johns |
| School District | Chinle Unified District |
Lukachukai sits beneath the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, defined by the persistent, cooling presence of Tohotso Creek as it threads through the high desert floor. It lies 60.0 miles west-southwest of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 249°T), and is situated 25.6 miles northeast of Chinle. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the red sandstone cliffs and turns the afternoon light into a pale, honeyed glow. Sagebrush and juniper cling to the rugged terrain, their scent rising in the heat to mingle with the dust of the high plateau. Seven miles away, the quiet basin of Canyon Meadow offers a seasonal contrast to the starker slopes, while Tsaile Lake remains a distant, shimmering anchor in the landscape, reflecting the immense, cloud-streaked sky of the Navajo Nation.
Lukachukai draws its character from a long, deliberate history of pastoral life and resilience, where the daily rhythm follows the slow arc of the sun across the peaks. The local economy remains deeply rooted in traditional agriculture and the stewardship of the land, with small-scale grazing and community-led initiatives providing the steady pulse of the day. Life here moves with the patience of the seasons, honoring a cultural heritage that persists in the language spoken at home and the patterns of trade that have persisted for generations. Visitors who pass through observe a quietude that is rarely found elsewhere, a stillness that demands a slower pace and a deeper attention to the way the shadows lengthen across the valley floor as evening approaches.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lukachukai, Arizona. Coordinates: 36.416946, -109.228712. 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 Lukachukai includes the ZIP code (86507), telephone area code (928), county seat of Apache County (St. Johns), and school district assignment (Chinle 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. |