Woodruff Arizona Map
Explore Woodruff, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Woodruff, Arizona
| City | Woodruff |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Navajo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 34.791876 |
| Longitude | -110.025944 |
| Population | 154 |
| Density | 10.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 86025, 85942 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| County Seat | Holbrook |
| School District | Holbrook Unified District |
About Woodruff, Arizona
Woodruff is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 10.3 people per km². Woodruff is located at 34.7919°N, 110.0259°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 86025, 85942.Woodruff emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet intersection of dust and pale, sun-bleached earth, defined by the persistent, winding path of the Little Colorado River. It lies 36.4 miles north of Show Low, AZ (from Show Low, AZ: bearing 359°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north of Snowflake. The air here holds a stillness that magnifies the sound of wind through dry sage, while the horizon is anchored by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Mogollon Rim. Sprawling expanses of State Trust Land surround the perimeter, offering an unbroken vista of scrub and limestone where the light at dusk turns the ground to a bruised, violet hue. Two miles away, the shallow depression of Carr Lake Draw catches the rare, heavy rains, briefly transforming the parched arroyos into ribbons of emerald green before the sun reclaims the moisture.
Woodruff bears the imprint of early Mormon pioneers who sought to tame the arid soil, leaving behind a legacy of stone foundations and irrigation ditches that still trace the geometry of the fields. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural persistence and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining life in a landscape that favors resilience over abundance. Life in Woodruff moves with the patient gravity of the river, where the legacy of the past is not a museum piece but a daily practice of tending to fences and watching the monsoon thunderheads gather in the distance. The character of the place is forged in the silence of the high plains, where the scarcity of water has necessitated a culture of quiet observation and a deep, intuitive knowledge of the seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — locality lies within
- Crystal Forest Gift Shop (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 089° E
- Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 8.3 mi, 031° NE · 148k acres
- Giant Logs (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 080° E
- Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 080° E
- Agate House (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 084° E
- Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 087° E · 53k acres
- Hunt Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 318° NW
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 315° NW
- Navajo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 316° NW
- Tanner Wash Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.5 mi, 310° NW
- Jasper Forest Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 14.1 mi, 062° NE
- Newspaper Rock (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 047° NE
- The Old Fort Historical Monument (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 304° NW
- Old Us route 66 (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 035° NE
- Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 200° S · 820k acres
- Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 26.0 mi, 298° NW
- Chevelon Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 290° W
- Silver Creek Hatchery (State Conservation Area) — 31.1 mi, 173° S
- Fool Hollow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 35.5 mi, 182° S
- Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 184° S
- Homolovi Ruins State Park (State Park) — 38.6 mi, 295° NW
- Mary Maud (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 233° SW
- White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 42.7 mi, 179° S
- Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 43.4 mi, 154° SE · 1.8M acres
- Meteor Crater Museum (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 287° W
- Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 62.7 mi, 148° SE
- Hellsgate Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 67.8 mi, 238° SW · 37k acres
- Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 68.7 mi, 022° N
- Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 69.2 mi, 074° E
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About This Woodruff Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodruff, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.791876, -110.025944. 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 Woodruff includes the ZIP code (86025, 85942), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Holbrook Unified District).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
