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Junction Utah Map

Explore Junction, 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 Junction, Utah

How to Use This Junction, Utah Map

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

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	Junction
State	Utah (UT)
County	Piute County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	38.237479
Longitude	-112.219925
Population	212
Density	6.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	84740
Area Code	801
County Seat	Junction
School District	Piute School District

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About Junction, Utah

Junction is a locality in Piute County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 6.2 people per km². Junction is located at 38.2375°N, 112.2199°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Junction is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84740.

Junction sits upon a high, austere plateau where the thin, crystalline air seems to sharpen the edges of every sagebrush and fence post. It lies 60.0 miles northeast of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 50°T), and is situated 23.0 miles east of Beaver. The landscape radiates an immense, quiet stillness, defined by the stark reach of the horizon and the rugged, sun-bleached earth that stretches toward the distant silhouette of Lion Rock. Only a mile away, the surface of Piute Reservoir holds the pale blue reflection of the sky, its waters providing a rare, cool contrast to the arid dust that rises in small, swirling eddies with every gust of wind. To the west, the channel of West Canal cuts a precise, utilitarian line through the soil, directing the flow of irrigation that keeps the surrounding fields from surrendering to the encroaching desert.

History in Junction is written in the resilient patterns of cattle ranching and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons that dictate the local economy. Much of the land remains anchored to the rhythms of agriculture, a heritage shaped by the proximity of Fishlake National Forest, which offers a vast, timbered expanse just two miles out for those seeking the shelter of deeper woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the pastures, the jagged, broken terrain of Bellyache Canyon serves as a reminder of the raw, geological forces that fashioned this country long before the first homesteaders arrived. Life here moves with a gravity born of isolation, where the turning of the light at dusk across the plains is often the most significant event of the day, marking the transition from the labor of the sun to a profound, star-dusted darkness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fishlake National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 299° NW · 1.5M acres
City Creek State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 292° W
Piute State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 011° N
Dixie National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 158° S · 1.9M acres
Elbow Ranch State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 027° NE
Butch Cassidy Childhood Home (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 216° SW
Butch Cassidy's Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 217° SW
Otter Creek State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 113° SE
Bullion Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.7 mi, 321° NW
Upper Fish Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.2 mi, 318° NW
Big Rock Adventure (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 353° N
Panguitch Art Gallery (Gallery) — 30.9 mi, 202° S
Griffin Road Viewoint (Viewpoint) — 32.5 mi, 146° SE
Henry Lunt Roadside Park (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 238° SW
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 238° SW
Red Canyon Arc (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 187° S
Box-Death Hollow Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 122° SE · 26k acres
Clay Creek Group Site (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 157° SE
Bryce Wildlife Adventure (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 178° S
Sevier Valley Center (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 010° N
Bryce Canyon National Park (National Park) — 37.7 mi, 173° S · 36k acres
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (National Monument) — 39.2 mi, 169° S · 1.9M acres
Aladdin Theater (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 231° SW
Gallery 24 (Gallery) — 44.6 mi, 084° E
Capitol Reef National Park (National Park) — 45.1 mi, 073° E · 244k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 46.4 mi, 227° SW
Anasazi State Park Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 117° SE
Lowder Family Cabins (Historic Ruins) — 50.0 mi, 219° SW
Brian the Bear (Public Artwork) — 51.1 mi, 222° SW
Truck Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 020° N

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