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Tonopah Arizona Map

Explore Tonopah, 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 Tonopah, Arizona

How to Use This Tonopah, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.49365
Longitude	-112.937125
Population	23
Density	6.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85354
Area Code	480
County Seat	Phoenix
School District	Saddle Mountain Unified School District

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About Tonopah, Arizona

Tonopah is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 6.5 people per km². Tonopah is located at 33.4937°N, 112.9371°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85354.

Tonopah exists as a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches indefinitely across the arid floor of the desert. It lies 22.1 miles west-northwest of Buckeye, AZ (from Buckeye, AZ: bearing 293°T), and is situated 33.6 miles west of Goodyear. The landscape is defined by the subtle, rugged elevation of the Palo Verde Hills rising five miles away, while the immediate ground is carved by the intermittent, dry path of Winters Wash. Within this vast basin, the light at dusk possesses a singular quality, turning the dust-moted air into a thick, amber haze that clings to the ocotillo and the sparse, scrubby brush. Only a mile from the center, the expansive State Trust Land offers a quiet, protected stillness, where the silence of the Tonopah Desert is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic snap of cooling rock as the sun dips below the jagged silhouettes of the distant peaks.

Economic life in Tonopah remains tethered to the harsh, unforgiving character of the land, favoring industries that can endure the intense heat and the scarcity of water. The history of the area is etched into the slow, deliberate pace of those who work the agricultural tracts or maintain the infrastructure of the surrounding plains, far removed from the rapid pulse of urban centers. Daily existence here is marked by the cycle of the seasons and the heavy, metallic smell of monsoon rain hitting parched earth long before the clouds overhead break. Tonopah maintains a resilient, solitary character, a place where human endeavor is a quiet, persistent negotiation with an environment that demands patience and a stoic appreciation for the raw, unadorned beauty of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 179° S
Saddle Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.5 mi, 185° S
Blessed Mother Mary (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 036° NE
Saddle Mountain BLM petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 243° SW
Big Horn Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.2 mi, 311° NW · 21k acres
Hummingbird Springs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.3 mi, 325° NW · 32k acres
Lower Gila Terraces And Historic Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.4 mi, 141° SE
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 143° SE · 14k acres
Powers Butte Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 140° SE
Robbins Butte Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 127° SE
Gillespie Dam Interpretive Center (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 152° SE
Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 016° N
Vulture City (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 015° N
Victory Steps at Verrado (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 087° E
Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 26.4 mi, 136° SE · 496k acres
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 232° SW
Primates (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 083° E
Rhinoceros (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 083° E
The Estrella Lakeside Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 108° E
Memorial to Unborn Children (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 071° E
The Dedication Stone (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 071° E
The Vista Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 33.1 mi, 074° E
Faith Arena (Stadium) — 33.8 mi, 074° E
Sun Bowl Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 37.7 mi, 081° E
Gila Bend Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 162° S
Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead (Nature Reserve) — 40.5 mi, 100° E
Art On Fire (Gallery) — 41.0 mi, 076° E
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 270° W · 1.3M acres
Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 51.8 mi, 028° NE · 1.3M acres
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 57.5 mi, 060° NE · 2.9M acres

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