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Nazlini Arizona Map

Explore Nazlini, 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 Nazlini, Arizona

How to Use This Nazlini, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	35.911225
Longitude	-109.474672
Population	505
Density	26.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86540
Area Code	928
County Seat	St. Johns
School District	Chinle Unified District

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About Nazlini, Arizona

Nazlini is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Nazlini is located at 35.9112°N, 109.4747°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86540.

Nazlini commands the high, arid expanse of the Navajo Nation where the earth shifts from dusty ochre to deep, burnt umber under a relentless sun. It lies 47.1 miles west-northwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 303°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Chinle. Nazlini Creek traces a sinuous, silver-veined path through the landscape, carving a seasonal rhythm into the dry floor of the high desert. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Rock Mesa rises abruptly, a silent sentinel watching over the sagebrush and the sparse, resilient grasses that cling to the alkaline soil. When the light leans long and thin at dusk, the shadows of the nearby Nazlini Canyon stretch across the flats, turning the terrain into a study of violet depth and sudden, brilliant gold.

History in Nazlini remains tethered to the endurance of the land and the quiet resilience of its people, who have long maintained a pastoral economy centered on livestock and the traditional arts. The economic pulse of the region is felt in the steady movement of sheep and the preservation of weaving, crafts that have persisted through generations despite the isolation of the high plains. While the distant Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site serves as a reminder of the area’s enduring legacy of commerce and cultural exchange, life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons. Water is a precious currency, and the proximity of Ganado Lake provides a rare, shimmering reprieve from the surrounding dryness, grounding the daily existence of the people in the reality of a landscape that demands both respect and deep, quiet observation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Three Turkey Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 022° N
Little White House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 354° N
Sliding House Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.3 mi, 008° N
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 199° S
Spider Rock (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 027° NE
Hope Arch (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 329° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 25.6 mi, 117° SE
Fort Defiance Skate/Bmx Park (Local Recreation) — 25.9 mi, 117° SE
Cleopatra Needle (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 083° E
Venus Needle (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 085° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 124° SE
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 44.2 mi, 143° SE
Gallup Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 45.8 mi, 127° SE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 47.5 mi, 174° S
Chief Manulieto Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 48.9 mi, 122° SE
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 48.9 mi, 122° SE
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 51.2 mi, 121° SE
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 52.6 mi, 193° S · 53k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 52.6 mi, 193° S · 148k acres
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 118° SE
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 56.8 mi, 119° SE
Hopi Cultural Center (Museum) — 59.2 mi, 266° W
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 59.6 mi, 127° SE · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 60.8 mi, 120° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 68.1 mi, 149° SE
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 72.2 mi, 119° SE · 65 acres
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 72.3 mi, 070° E · 48k acres
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 78.1 mi, 042° NE
Tanner Wash Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 79.1 mi, 211° SW
Navajo National Monument (National Monument) — 79.4 mi, 312° NW · 360 acres

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