Explore Batavia, Arkansas, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Batavia, Arkansas. 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 Arkansas 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 Batavia.
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 | Batavia |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Boone County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 36.247852 |
| Longitude | -93.215771 |
| Population | 328 |
| Density | 91.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 72601 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| County Seat | Harrison |
| School District | Alpena School District |
Batavia rests within a landscape defined by the quiet, persistent movement of Rock Springs Branch, which carves a modest path through the earth nearby. It lies 6.6 miles west-northwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 285°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east-southeast of Green Forest. The horizon is dominated by the steady rise of Kennedy Mountain, standing as a silent sentinel over the surrounding terrain. In the hours before dusk, the light here thickens, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the subtle depression of Big Spring Draw. The air carries the scent of damp limestone and drying grasses, a cool, grounding quality that permeates the evening. While the broader region is marked by the influence of the Ozark highlands, Batavia maintains a distinct, solitary composure, anchored by the slow, seasonal shifts of the land rather than the frantic pace of modern development.
Economic life in Batavia has long been tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the practical demands of the rural landscape, reflecting a history of agrarian self-reliance. Residents often look toward the nearby Equity Bank Sports Complex as a focal point for communal activity, a site that bridges the gap between the area’s quiet past and its contemporary social needs. Though the influence of larger bodies of water like Table Rock Lake draws travelers to the wider region, Batavia remains insulated, favoring the steady, predictable cycles of local trade and family legacy. The character of the place is forged in the persistence of those who work the earth, finding a quiet dignity in the labor that keeps the foundations of the community firm against the erosion of time.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Batavia, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.247852, -93.215771. 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 Batavia includes the ZIP code (72601), telephone area code (479), county seat of Boone County (Harrison), and school district assignment (Alpena School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |