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Whiteriver Arizona Map

Explore Whiteriver, 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 Whiteriver, Arizona

How to Use This Whiteriver, Arizona Map

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

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

Latitude	33.836994
Longitude	-109.964266
Population	4,520
Density	111.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85941
Area Code	928
County Seat	Holbrook
School District	Whiteriver Unified District

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About Whiteriver, Arizona

Whiteriver is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,520. The population density is 111.4 people per km². Whiteriver is located at 33.8370°N, 109.9643°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85941.

Whiteriver occupies a high-altitude expanse where the North Fork White River carves a deliberate, cooling path through the terrain. It lies 21.1 miles south of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 181°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southwest of Pinetop Country Club. The landscape surrounding Whiteriver unfolds in a series of rugged slopes and deep, shadowed depressions, marked by the presence of Agency Tank just a mile away, which mirrors the vast, shifting sky. To the distant horizon, the Mogollon Rim defines the edge of the world, its long, horizontal silhouette anchoring the view. Further out, the rugged topography of Bourke Canyon breaks the earth, adding a sense of scale to the quiet, arid reaches of the plateau. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, especially as the light begins to fail, casting long, violet shadows across the dusty ground and highlighting the stark, enduring architecture of the land.

Whiteriver serves as a seat of governance and a focal point for the White Mountain Apache Tribe, functioning as a center for tribal administration and daily commerce. The economy remains tethered to the management of these sovereign lands, with timber, outdoor recreation, and local government providing the primary means of subsistence for those who reside here. Everyday life moves with a steady, deliberate pace, often centered around the administrative offices and the school buildings that define the built environment. Residents often look toward the horizon where monsoon thunderheads gather, a seasonal reminder of the climate’s influence on the local rhythm. Within the boundaries of Unknown Park, the natural character of the region remains protected, preserving a sense of isolation that persists despite the steady flow of daily work and the quiet persistence of community life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 170° S
Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 008° N · 820k acres
Pat Mullen Scenic Vista (Viewpoint) — 22.4 mi, 012° N
Mount Baldy Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 076° E · 6,819 acres
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 23.4 mi, 354° N
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 25.8 mi, 037° NE · 1.8M acres
Naegle Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 029° NE
Corydon E. Cooley & Marion Clark (Public Artwork) — 29.0 mi, 352° N
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 29.8 mi, 013° N
Bear Wallow Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.4 mi, 117° SE · 11k acres
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 349° N
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 067° NE
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 39.3 mi, 114° SE · 180k acres
Castle Creek Watersheds Research Area. Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 44.1 mi, 100° E · 2,792 acres
Coolidge Dam (Monument) — 46.9 mi, 218° SW
Travis Walton's Abduction Site (Attraction) — 50.6 mi, 309° NW
Tallest Flagpole in Arizona (Attraction) — 54.6 mi, 319° NW
Travis Walton Phone Booth (Attraction) — 54.6 mi, 319° NW
Mary Maud (Monument) — 54.6 mi, 319° NW
Melvin Jones International Memorial (Monument) — 55.2 mi, 180° S
P B Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 55.6 mi, 277° W
"m" Hill (Attraction) — 60.7 mi, 240° SW
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 60.9 mi, 240° SW
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 65.5 mi, 007° N · 148k acres
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 70.3 mi, 169° S
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 73.6 mi, 114° SE
Navajo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 74.5 mi, 352° N

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