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Superior Arizona Map

Explore Superior, 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 Superior, Arizona

How to Use This Superior, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.285092
Longitude	-111.110916
Population	2,407
Density	473.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	85173
Area Code	480
County Seat	Florence
School District	Superior Unified School District

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About Superior, Arizona

Superior is a locality in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,407. The population density is 473.4 people per km². Superior is located at 33.2851°N, 111.1109°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Superior is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 85173.

Superior emerges from the rugged, scorched earth of Arizona as a settlement defined by the dramatic verticality of Queen Creek Canyon. It lies 21.6 miles east-southeast of Gold Canyon, AZ (from Gold Canyon, AZ: bearing 103°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-southwest of Globe. The land here holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped, with the shadows of the distant Superstition Mountains stretching across the desert floor like dark, cooling fingers. Queen Creek carves its path through the terrain, a lifeline of stone and seasonal flow that dictates the harsh, beautiful geometry of the landscape. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lime Tank reflects the vast, cloudless sky, while the rugged terrain of Unknown Park offers a stark, untamed expanse of scrub and rock. The air is thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry earth and the faint, metallic promise of the mineral-rich veins that run deep beneath the surface.

Superior carries a heavy history of industry, shaped by the tireless extraction of copper that once brought a frantic, pulsing energy to these canyons. While the economic tides have shifted, the legacy of the mines remains in the weathered facades and the resilient spirit of the people who call this place home. Life in Superior moves in sync with the slow, deliberate rhythms of the high desert, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern sprawl. Residents look toward the distant edges of the Globe Ranger District, where the horizon meets the rugged wilderness, or find solitude on the Reevis Trail, which winds through the silent, sun-drenched hills. It is a place where the light at dusk turns the jagged rock faces into glowing embers, reminding those who stay that the land itself is the true master of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 052° NE
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 180° S · 2.9M acres
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 123° SE
Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 280° W
Quincho (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 262° W
Woman from the Fields (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 258° W
Aboriginal Seep (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 260° W
Drover's Wool Shed (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 261° W
Weaver's Needle Lookout (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 258° W
Proposed Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 090° E
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 090° E
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.5 mi, 335° NW · 415 acres
Stone Corral (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 123° SE
Superstition Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.1 mi, 006° N · 160k acres
White Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.4 mi, 180° S · 5,772 acres
Wood Camp Miner's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 358° N
Bradley Lee Bartlett (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 289° W
White Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.4 mi, 172° S
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 314° NW · 697 acres
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 061° NE
Maze (Theme Park) — 18.5 mi, 277° W
Gila Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 069° E
Bear Down (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 224° SW
Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 24.4 mi, 000° N · 1,122 acres
Wine & Design (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 266° W
Casa Grande Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.8 mi, 231° SW
Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 286° W
Humming Bird/Butterfly Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 37.9 mi, 266° W
Burrowing Owls Habitat (Nature Reserve) — 38.0 mi, 265° W
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 51.2 mi, 157° SE · 1.7M acres

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