Explore Three Points, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Three Points, 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 Three Points.
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 | Three Points |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Pima County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 32.059593 |
| Longitude | -111.286538 |
| Population | 5,184 |
| Density | 43.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 85735 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| County Seat | Tucson |
| School District | Altar Valley Elementary District |
Three Points occupies a vast stretch of the Sonoran Desert where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped toward the horizon. It lies 12.5 miles west-southwest of Valencia West, AZ (from Valencia West, AZ: bearing 251°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west-southwest of Drexel Heights. The landscape surrounding Three Points remains defined by the wide expanse of Altar Valley, a place where the stillness is punctuated only by the occasional sharp cry of a hawk. Brawley Wash cuts a winding, seasonal path through the dust just one mile away, its dry bed waiting for the sudden, violent grace of monsoon rains. To the north, the rugged profile of Martina Mountain rises against the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the scrubland and the scattered ocotillo. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant, hazy silhouettes of mountain ranges rim the horizon, offering a boundary to the immense, open sky that defines this arid, sun-drenched territory.
Three Points serves as a quiet junction where the rhythm of life aligns with the slow, deliberate pace of the desert. The local economy is grounded in the modest industries of the region, where residents often find their livelihoods tied to the land or the logistical needs of the surrounding rural stretches. Because Three Points sits adjacent to expansive State Trust Land, the area maintains a sense of unadorned isolation that encourages self-reliance among those who choose to live here. While the nearest industrial feature, the Silver Bell Tailings Pond, lies twenty-three miles distant, its presence serves as a stark reminder of the mining heritage that has long influenced the broader regional economy. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the way the sunlight catches the dust kicked up by trucks on unpaved roads, marking the steady, functional persistence of a working desert outpost.
Cultural life in Three Points reflects a deep, quiet respect for the harsh beauty of the high desert, where saguaro cacti stand as stoic, singular figures against the gray-green brush. There are no bustling civic centers or famous landmarks to draw the weary traveler, as the character of Three Points is defined instead by the mile-deep silences that settle in when the wind dies down at dusk. The local events are often informal gatherings, held under the vast, star-strewn canopy that remains remarkably clear of light pollution. Although no figures of international fame call this specific patch of desert home, the people of Three Points carry a certain resilience that mirrors the endurance of the flora clinging to the rocky soil. Life here favors the observer, someone content to watch the monsoon thunderheads gather over the distant landscape, knowing that the beauty of the place lies entirely in its own austere and unchanging terms.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Three Points, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.059593, -111.286538. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Three Points includes the ZIP code (85735), telephone area code (520), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Altar Valley Elementary District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |