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Big Water Utah Map

Explore Big Water, Utah, 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 Big Water, Utah

How to Use This Big Water, Utah Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Big Water, Utah. 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 Utah 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 Big Water.

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	Big Water
State	Utah (UT)
County	Kane County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	37.072874
Longitude	-111.660762
Population	449
Density	28.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	84741
Area Code	801
County Seat	Kanab
School District	Kane School District

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About Big Water, Utah

Big Water is a locality in Kane County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 449. The population density is 28.9 people per km². Big Water is located at 37.0729°N, 111.6608°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Big Water is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84741.

Big Water stretches across a high-desert plateau where the sun bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone-white. It lies 87.0 miles east-southeast of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 118°T), and is situated 16.3 miles northwest of Page. The landscape is defined by a vast, arid austerity, punctuated by the deep, sun-baked hollows of Jacobs Tanks Draw and the thin, serpentine ribbon of Wahweap Creek. To the southeast, the immense expanse of Lake Powell glimmers like a fallen fragment of the sky, its deep blue waters providing a stark, cooling contrast to the surrounding dust. In the distance, the sharp, jagged silhouette of The Scorpion rises against the horizon, its dark spine cutting through the shimmering heat haze that often settles over the basin. The air here carries a persistent, dry clarity, tasting faintly of minerals and ancient stone, while the light at dusk softens the rugged edges of the terrain into a bruised, violet haze.

Big Water serves as a quiet gateway to the rugged wilderness, its identity forged by the slow, deliberate pace of life in an environment that demands resilience. The local economy and daily rhythms are inextricably linked to the nearby Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 57, an area that preserves the fragile balance of the high desert and supports the regional interest in conservation. Historically, the presence of these expansive, undeveloped lands has shaped a culture of independence, where residents find a profound quietude in the absence of urban sprawl. Life in Big Water moves with the sun, governed by the seasonal shifts in temperature that dictate the flow of the land and the endurance of those who make their home upon it. The solitude of the desert is not a void but a presence, a weight that settles over the low-slung houses and dusty tracks, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that feels both timeless and indifferent to the passage of human years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 090° E · 1.2M acres
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (National Monument) — 2.0 mi, 048° NE · 1.9M acres
Little Arch (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 288° W
Blue Pool Arch (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 151° SE
Wahweap Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.1 mi, 340° N · 144k acres
Blue Pool Wash (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 132° SE
Mini Arch (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 267° W
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 199° S
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (National Monument) — 5.3 mi, 196° S · 294k acres
Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.0 mi, 232° SW · 133k acres
Stud Horse Point (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 151° SE
Paria River 1/4 Mile Viewshed (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.3 mi, 252° W · 1,087 acres
Wilson Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 172° S
Burning Hills Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.4 mi, 066° NE · 66k acres
Mesa (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 134° SE
Adventurous Antelope Canyon Galleria (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 134° SE
Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 283° W
Grand Canyon National Park (National Park) — 17.8 mi, 176° S · 1.2M acres
Buckskin Gulch Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 267° W
Kaibab National Forest (National Forest) — 25.1 mi, 242° SW · 1.5M acres
Grand Canyon Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 243° SW · 623k acres
Dixie National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 354° N · 1.9M acres
Scout Monument (Monument) — 37.2 mi, 060° NE
Kanab Heritage Museum (Museum) — 47.7 mi, 268° W
Old Wagon (Monument) — 47.9 mi, 005° N
Red Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 48.3 mi, 261° W
Clay Creek Group Site (Monument) — 49.1 mi, 341° N
Moqui Cave (Museum) — 49.9 mi, 274° W
Bryce Wildlife Adventure (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 326° NW
Anasazi State Park Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 013° N

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