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Ventana Arizona Map

Explore Ventana, 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 Ventana, Arizona

How to Use This Ventana, Arizona Map

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

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.

CityVentana
StateArizona (AZ)
CountyPima County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)
Latitude32.466171
Longitude-112.243196
Population52
Density19.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code85321
Area Code480
County SeatTucson
School DistrictIndian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified District

About Ventana, Arizona

Ventana is a locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 52. The population density is 19.4 people per km². Ventana is located at 32.4662°N, 112.2432°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85321.

Ventana occupies a quiet corner of the desert where the earth seems to hold its breath under a vast, unblinking sky. It lies 38.3 miles south-southeast of Estrella, AZ (from Estrella, AZ: bearing 165°T), and is situated 59.7 miles south-southwest of Ahwatukee Foothills. The landscape around Ventana is defined by the stark, skeletal silhouettes of ocotillo and the slow, architectural climb of saguaro cacti, their forms marking the passage of time against the Chui Tontk Valley six miles away. To the west, the Sheridan Mountains rise as a jagged, violet-hued spine against the horizon, anchoring the basin in a permanent state of rugged stillness. When the afternoon light slants low, the grit of the desert floor turns to a soft, burnished copper, illuminating the dry, cracked bed of the San Simon Wash as it cuts a shallow, meandering path through the scrub brush just two miles from the center of the settlement.

History in Ventana is written in the endurance of the soil and the faint, persistent echoes of those who learned to thrive where the water is scarce and precious. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shaped by a long tradition of ranching that persists despite the harsh, sun-drenched climate. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of patience, far removed from the crowded corridors of the state. Those seeking a broader perspective of the surrounding wild often look toward the Sonoran Desert National Monument, which sits twelve miles out, offering a protected expanse of the same untamed terrain that defines the local character. Even when the heat shimmer turns the horizon into a blurred dream, the clarity of the desert air remains, revealing a world where the quiet is not an absence, but a presence that demands to be heard.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sonoran Desert National Monument (National Monument) — 11.8 mi, 000° N · 496k acres
  • State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 357° N
  • Table Top Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.1 mi, 011° N · 34k acres
  • Johnson Well (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 339° N
  • South Vekol Well (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 002° N
  • Coffeepot Botanical Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.3 mi, 271° W
  • Ironwood Forest National Monument (National Monument) — 26.2 mi, 086° E · 190k acres
  • South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.8 mi, 352° N · 60k acres
  • Ernie Adams Dwarf Car Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 012° N
  • Cuerda De Lena Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 32.0 mi, 245° SW
  • The Mushroom (Rock) (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 271° W
  • Ajo Mine Lookout (Viewpoint) — 37.2 mi, 259° W
  • Ajo Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 259° W
  • Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.2 mi, 270° W · 1.7M acres
  • Mormon Battalion Historical Monument (Monument) — 42.0 mi, 042° NE
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Attraction) — 43.0 mi, 022° N
  • Gila Bend Museum (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Metal Cactus Art (Public Artwork) — 44.3 mi, 063° NE
  • Korea War Plague (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 063° NE
  • Medal Of Honor Monument (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 064° NE
  • Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 323° NW
  • Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach (Museum) — 51.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch (Attraction) — 51.8 mi, 077° E
  • Tohono O'odham Nation Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 52.6 mi, 151° SE
  • Casa Grande Auditorium (Theatre) — 54.9 mi, 048° NE
  • Rawhide (Theme Park) — 57.6 mi, 015° N
  • Saguaro National Park (National Park) — 59.8 mi, 102° E · 89k acres
  • Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.9 mi, 140° SE · 235k acres
  • Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 78.1 mi, 024° NE · 2.9M acres
  • Coronado National Forest (National Forest) — 78.5 mi, 144° SE · 1.7M acres

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About This Ventana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ventana, Arizona. Coordinates: 32.466171, -112.243196. 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 Ventana includes the ZIP code (85321), telephone area code (480), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.