Explore Bee Branch, 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 Bee Branch, 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 Bee Branch.
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 | Bee Branch |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Van Buren County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.462622 |
| Longitude | -92.401023 |
| Population | 293 |
| Density | 31.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 72013 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| County Seat | Clinton |
| School District | South Side-Bee Branch School District |
Bee Branch emerges from the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Arkansas woodlands as a quiet intersection of timber and earth. It lies 25.2 miles north of Conway, AR (from Conway, AR: bearing 6°T), and is situated 15.0 miles north of Greenbrier. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often broken only by the low drone of insects or the sharp, sudden snap of a dry branch in the deep shade. To the west, the silhouettes of Lunsford Point rise against the sky, their jagged ridges casting long, cooling shadows over the thickets of pine and hardwood. Water defines the local terrain, with the steady, winding movement of Scroggins Creek carving its path through the silt and stone nearby. Just a short distance away, the quiet surface of B B Ranch Lake reflects the changing light of the afternoon, holding a mirror to the clouds that drift over the surrounding canopy.
History in Bee Branch remains tethered to the slow cycles of the soil and the persistent demands of the forest. The economy has long been shaped by the harvest of timber and the modest output of the land, requiring a patient, deliberate approach to survival that favors endurance over speed. Residents often travel toward the Greers Ferry Recreation Area when the heat of the season demands a change of pace, seeking the reprieve found in the open, managed spaces of the woods. Deep within the folds of Wolf Fall Hollow, the ground remains damp and cool, preserving a sense of isolation that has defined the character of Bee Branch for generations. Life here moves in rhythm with the seasons, stripped of pretense and focused on the simple, tactile reality of working within the heavy, verdant embrace of the hills.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bee Branch, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.462622, -92.401023. 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 Bee Branch includes the ZIP code (72013), telephone area code (870), county seat of Van Buren County (Clinton), and school district assignment (South Side-Bee Branch 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. |