Blanding Utah Map
Blanding, Utah — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Blanding, San Juan County.
Interactive Map of Blanding, Utah
| City | Blanding |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | San Juan |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 37.624165 |
| Longitude | -109.478177 |
| Population | 3,275 |
| Density | 96.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Blanding, Utah
Blanding is a locality in San Juan County, Utah, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,275. The population density is 96.8 people per km². Blanding is located at 37.6242°N, 109.4782°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84511.
Blanding unfolds beneath a vast, indifferent sky, a collection of low-slung buildings and dusty streets embraced by the ancient, rust-colored mesas of southeastern Utah. It lies 93.0 miles north-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 312°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-south-west of Monticello. The air, when it stirs, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and the faint mineral tang of the surrounding earth, a palpable dryness that seeps into everything. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, bleaching the colors of the landscape to muted earth tones during the day, only to ignite them in molten gold and deep amethyst as dusk descends. The horizon is a jagged line, a testament to geological forces that have shaped this high desert plateau for millennia, creating a world of stark, enduring beauty where life clings tenaciously to the arid terrain. This outpost, Blanding, owes its existence to the resourceful spirit of early settlers drawn to the promise of fertile land and the allure of the wild, untamed West. Its economy, historically tied to ranching and agriculture, now finds a significant pulse in the nearby uranium mines and the burgeoning tourism industry drawn by the region's unparalleled archaeological treasures. Within a short drive lie the petroglyphs and pictographs of Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument and the Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings of Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, whispering tales of civilizations long vanished. The pace of life in Blanding is measured, dictated by the sun's arc and the quiet hum of the vehicles that traverse these wide, open spaces, a rhythm that feels both timeless and deeply rooted in the land.
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About This Blanding Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Blanding, Utah with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Blanding and San Juan County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Blanding is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Blanding is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
