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Tacna Arizona Map

Explore Tacna, 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 Tacna, Arizona

How to Use This Tacna, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	32.697547
Longitude	-113.953543
Population	425
Density	85.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	85352, 85356
Area Code	480
County Seat	Yuma
School District	Antelope Union High School District

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About Tacna, Arizona

Tacna is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 425. The population density is 85.4 people per km². Tacna is located at 32.6975°N, 113.9535°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 85352, 85356.

Tacna unfolds across a vast, parched expanse where the horizon draws a taut line between the bleached earth and a relentless, high-altitude sun. It lies 26.8 miles east of Fortuna Foothills, AZ (from Fortuna Foothills, AZ: bearing 84°T), and is situated 11.4 miles east of Wellton. The landscape is defined by the expansive, open reaches of State Trust Land, which stretches out in a quiet, scrub-dotted stillness that seems to absorb the very heat of the day. To the north, the distant profile of the Wellton Hills breaks the monotony of the desert floor, their jagged edges softened by the violet haze of dusk. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of creosote and dust, a stillness that is rarely broken save for the occasional, sudden whistle of wind whipping through the sparse vegetation of King Valley.

Tacna maintains a slow, deliberate pace anchored by the nearby Mohawk Canal, a vital artery of water that sustains the patches of resilient green in an otherwise amber world. This life-giving path supports a local economy deeply tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal demands of agriculture. Beyond the cultivated fields, the terrain returns to the stark, unforgiving beauty of the Sonoran desert, where the light at sunset turns the sand a deep, bruised gold. Though the Salton Tanks lie miles away, they remain a quiet reminder of the scarcity of water that dictates the movement and industry of the people who reside in Tacna.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 157° SE
Quigley-Achee Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 334° NW
Texas Hill Lands (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 359° N
Kofa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.9 mi, 359° N · 548k acres
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 359° N · 1.3M acres
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 180° S · 1.7M acres
Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 180° S · 792k acres
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 336° NW
Fort Horn Monument (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 056° NE
Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 290° W
Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory. (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 264° W
Tank in cemetery; military memorial. (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 264° W
Horn Railway Station (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 057° NE
"_uma" Sign (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 269° W
Tonk (Historic Ruins) — 36.4 mi, 074° E
United States Marine Corps (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 266° W
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 273° W
Siphon Outlet (Viewpoint) — 38.9 mi, 273° W
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 273° W
Army of the West Mormon Batallion Statue (Public Artwork) — 40.3 mi, 273° W
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 44.5 mi, 300° NW
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (National Monument) — 61.2 mi, 124° SE · 329k acres
Ajo Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 67.1 mi, 110° E
Gila Bend Museum (Museum) — 73.1 mi, 076° E
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 73.3 mi, 330° NW
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 73.3 mi, 330° NW
Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 75.3 mi, 083° E · 496k acres

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