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Swift Trail Junction Arizona Map

Explore Swift Trail Junction, 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 Swift Trail Junction, Arizona

How to Use This Swift Trail Junction, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swift Trail Junction, 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 Swift Trail Junction.

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	Swift Trail Junction
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Graham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	32.72979
Longitude	-109.713968
Population	2,810
Density	294.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85546
Area Code	480
County Seat	Safford
School District	Safford Unified District

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About Swift Trail Junction, Arizona

Swift Trail Junction is a locality in Graham County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,810. The population density is 294.5 people per km². Swift Trail Junction is located at 32.7298°N, 109.7140°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85546.

Swift Trail Junction anchors the desert floor where the arid breath of the plains meets the stark reach of the landscape. It lies 7.2 miles south of Safford, AZ (from Safford, AZ: bearing 183°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of Thatcher. Swift Canyon Wash carves a shallow, gravel-strewn path through the earth here, its dry bed a testament to the infrequent but sudden violence of summer rains that transform the dust into temporary torrents. Beyond the wash, the land stretches toward the distant, rugged silhouette of Veach Ridge, while the nearby expanse of State Trust Land offers a quiet, unadorned wilderness of scrub and stone. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare, casting long, bruised violet shadows that soften the edges of the ocotillo and parched earth, imbuing the horizon with a stillness that feels as old as the rocks themselves.

Swift Trail Junction serves as a vital gateway for those seeking passage toward the higher elevations, functioning as a silent witness to the ebb and flow of travelers moving between the low basins and the upland forests. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the transit of those drawn to the nearby Round the Mountain Trail or the quiet waters of Roper Lake. While the deeper secrets of Rincon Canyon remain tucked away from the main thoroughfare, the character of Swift Trail Junction is defined by a rugged independence, where the legacy of early surveyors and hardy settlers lingers in the sun-bleached fence posts and the slow, deliberate pace of the day. It is a place where the modern world is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the slow rotation of the sun across a vast, uncaring sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 238° SW
Roper Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 143° SE
Roper Lake and Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 345° N
Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 201° S · 1.7M acres
Artesia Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 198° S
Mount Graham Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.7 mi, 254° W · 61k acres
Graham County Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 006° N
The People (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 002° N
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 7.6 mi, 352° N
Dry Lake Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 017° N
Epley's Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 053° NE
Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 308° NW
Fort Grant Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 257° W
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 048° NE · 24k acres
Melvin Jones International Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 325° NW
Santa Teresa Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 294° NW · 27k acres
"w" Mountain (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 195° S
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 025° NE · 1.8M acres
Centennial of Chiricahua Apache (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 155° SE
Galiuro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.3 mi, 256° W · 78k acres
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 43.4 mi, 159° S
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 157° SE
Faraway ranch (guided tour) (Attraction) — 53.7 mi, 158° S
Johnny Ringo Grave (Attraction) — 62.1 mi, 164° S
Tall Wall (Attraction) — 62.6 mi, 249° W
Cochise Stronghold Indian Museum (Museum) — 65.0 mi, 207° SW
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 70.2 mi, 049° NE
SaddleBrooke Two Arts and Crafts Center (Arts Centre) — 70.3 mi, 259° W
Camp Rucker (Museum) — 70.5 mi, 163° S
Unapologetically ENOUGH Boudoir (Gallery) — 72.9 mi, 197° S

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