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Tropic Utah Map

Explore Tropic, 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 Tropic, Utah

How to Use This Tropic, Utah Map

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

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

Latitude	37.633054
Longitude	-112.087959
Population	486
Density	23.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	84776
Area Code	801
County Seat	Panguitch
School District	Garfield School District

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About Tropic, Utah

Tropic is a locality in Garfield County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 23.7 people per km². Tropic is located at 37.6331°N, 112.0880°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Tropic is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84776.

Tropic occupies a resilient expanse of high desert, defined by the irrigation-fed greenery that contrasts sharply against the raw, earthen palette of the surrounding plateau. It lies 53.7 miles east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 94°T), and is situated 52.5 miles east of Enoch. The Campbell Creek flows with a quiet, persistent rhythm, carving a thin ribbon of life through the soil and grounding the settlement in the floor of Tropic Valley. To the west, the jagged silhouette of The Backbone looms as a constant, weathered sentinel, its stony ridges framing the sky and dictating the flow of the afternoon shadows. The light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity, turning the dust of the valley floor into a fine, golden powder that settles on the fence lines as the sun begins its descent behind the distant, arid heights.

History in Tropic remains anchored to the ingenuity of early settlers who recognized that survival in this climate required a disciplined mastery of the limited water supply. The economy continues to draw its strength from the proximity of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which draws visitors eager to traverse the nearby Fairyland Loop Trail or explore the vast, untamed geology of the region. Local life moves in harmony with the seasonal shifts of the high desert, far removed from the bustle of urban centers, while the proximity of the Johnson Storage Reservoir provides a necessary, if modest, anchor for the surrounding agricultural efforts. Residents maintain a steady pace, finding substance in the quiet labor of maintaining their fields and the enduring, stark beauty of a landscape that demands both respect and constant, careful stewardship.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bryce Canyon National Park (National Park) — 0.7 mi, 273° W · 36k acres
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (National Monument) — 1.2 mi, 192° S · 1.9M acres
Mossy Cave (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 325° NW
Little Windows (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 328° NW
Turret Arch (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 328° NW
Tropic Ditch Falls (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 327° NW
Dixie National Forest (National Forest) — 3.3 mi, 004° N · 1.9M acres
The Blues Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.0 mi, 034° NE · 19k acres
The Alligator (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 247° SW
Paria-Hackberry Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.5 mi, 165° S · 146k acres
Kodachrome Basin State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 153° SE
Bryce Wildlife Adventure (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 308° NW
Table Cliff Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.4 mi, 058° NE
Clay Creek Group Site (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 044° NE
Panguitch Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 305° NW
Box-Death Hollow Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.5 mi, 054° NE · 26k acres
Old Wagon (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 072° E
Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap (Public Artwork) — 35.6 mi, 169° S
Shaman and the Hunter (Historic Ruins) — 37.6 mi, 074° E
Fishlake National Forest (National Forest) — 37.7 mi, 342° N · 1.5M acres
100 Hands Panel (Historic Ruins) — 37.8 mi, 074° E
Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.5 mi, 172° S · 133k acres
Anasazi State Park Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 062° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 42.1 mi, 284° W
Hwy 14 waypoint (Monument) — 42.4 mi, 267° W
Aladdin Theater (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 290° W
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument (National Monument) — 43.8 mi, 176° S · 294k acres
Moqui Cave (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 217° SW
Kanab Heritage Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 211° SW
Zion National Park (National Park) — 48.1 mi, 248° W · 145k acres

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