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Nogales Arizona Map

Explore Nogales, 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 Nogales, Arizona

How to Use This Nogales, Arizona Map

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

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	Nogales
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Santa Cruz County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	31.361928
Longitude	-110.93482
Population	19,770
Density	366.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	85621, 85628, 85662
Area Code	520
County Seat	Nogales
School District	Nogales Unified District

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About Nogales, Arizona

Nogales is a locality in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of 19,770. The population density is 366.6 people per km². Nogales is located at 31.3619°N, 110.9348°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Nogales is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 85621, 85628, 85662.

Nogales marks a distinct transition where the high desert terrain shifts toward the rugged ridges of the borderlands. It lies 9.4 miles south-southeast of Rio Rico, AZ (from Rio Rico, AZ: bearing 165°T), and is situated 40.0 miles west-southwest of Sierra Vista. Sunlight bleaches the slopes of Crawford Hill to a pale, bone-white intensity, casting long, sharp shadows across the dusty ground as the afternoon wanes. To the north, the landscape opens into the vast, arid expanse of the region, while the nearby Ephraim Canyon carves a deep, dry furrow into the earth. Water remains a precious, fleeting memory here, channeled occasionally through the narrow path of Nogales Wash when the summer storms arrive. Beyond the immediate reach of these slopes, the distant horizon is rimmed by hazy, nameless elevations that shimmer under the relentless heat.

Nogales grew from a crossroads of transit, its development tethered tightly to the rhythms of international commerce and the movement of goods across the border. The local economy persists as a vital engine for trade, with warehouses and logistics hubs defining the industrial character of the surroundings. Agriculture and the seasonal pulse of produce imports sustain much of the activity, keeping the pace of life tethered to the arrival and departure of heavy transport. Men and women labor in the dust of the freight yards, their work a quiet, repetitive contribution to the flow of the national economy. This industrious spirit remains the primary heartbeat of Nogales, grounding the residents in a long-standing tradition of exchange and enterprise.

Cultural life in Nogales draws its strength from the blending of traditions that have occupied this space for generations. Memorial Park offers a quiet place for families to gather under the shade of desert-adapted trees, providing a necessary respite from the glare of the sun. The town’s character is defined by the resonant echoes of Spanish-language music and the smell of roasting chiles that drifts through the streets during local festivals. Notable figures like the esteemed novelist Charles Bowden once captured the stark, uncompromising beauty of these borderlands in his writing, forever linking the region to his sharp observations. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, shaped by the heat and the enduring presence of the border that defines every aspect of the local experience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fleischer Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 083° E
Kino Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 154° SE
Padre Kino Statue (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 154° SE
Nogalitos (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 149° SE
Santa Cruz County Honor Roll (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 169° S
Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 168° S
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 160° S
Primeria Alta History Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 191° S
Museo de Arte de Nogales (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 195° S
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 2.5 mi, 270° W · 1.7M acres
Sonoita Creek Natural Area (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 341° N
Patagonia Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 024° NE
Coal Mine Spring (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 008° N
Pajarita Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 280° W · 7,499 acres
Railroad Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 040° NE
Tumacácori Mission (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 334° NW
Patagonia Mosaic (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 040° NE
Global Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 041° NE
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.7 mi, 035° NE · 415 acres
Bat viewing benches (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 291° W
Mt. Wrightson Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.2 mi, 013° N · 25k acres
Drop Tank Rocket Body (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 030° NE
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 302° NW · 235k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 007° N
Cienega Trail, Buenos Aires NWR (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 303° NW
Crusher (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 303° NW
Montezuma Pass Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 38.3 mi, 091° E
Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 41.1 mi, 087° E
Cinemark 10 (Cinema) — 41.4 mi, 074° E
Huachuca Art Association (Gallery) — 41.8 mi, 073° E

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