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Buffalo City Arkansas Map

Explore Buffalo City, 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.

Interactive Map of Buffalo City, Arkansas

How to Use This Buffalo City, Arkansas Map

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

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	Buffalo City
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Baxter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.167848
Longitude	-92.442104
Population	26
Density	68.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	72653
Area Code	479
County Seat	Mountain Home
School District	Mountain Home School District

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About Buffalo City, Arkansas

Buffalo City is a locality in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 68.3 people per km². Buffalo City is located at 36.1678°N, 92.4421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72653.

Buffalo City claims its place where the White River carves a slow, deliberate path through the dense, verdant timber of the Ozark foothills. It lies 12.0 miles south-southwest of Mountain Home, AR (from Mountain Home, AR: bearing 195°T), and is situated 27.5 miles northwest of Mountain View. Massive limestone bluffs rise sharply from the water’s edge, their gray faces reflecting the shifting light that filters through the canopy of oak and hickory. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, broken only by the rhythmic pull of the current against moss-slicked stones. To the north, Turkey Mountain looms as a steady sentinel, its silhouette softening into the bruised purples of dusk, while the deep silence of Hathaway Hollow provides a cool sanctuary from the midday heat. Buffalo City remains defined by this proximity to the wilderness, where the boundaries between the built landscape and the untamed forest remain intentionally blurred.

Buffalo City exists as an quiet outpost bordering the Buffalo National River Wilderness Area, a designation that preserves the rugged integrity of the surrounding terrain for those who seek the solitude of the riverbanks. The local economy is tied to the quiet persistence of the land, moving in step with the seasonal cycles of the river and the needs of those drawn to the natural quietude of the region. While the bustle of larger centers remains a distant thought, the residents of Buffalo City maintain a life governed by the rising of the sun and the patient flow of the White River. For those who travel twelve miles to the expanse of Norfork Lake, the transition from the river’s narrow, shaded corridors to the open, shimmering waters provides a distinct contrast in the regional character. Life here is not measured by industry or ambition, but by the steady, unadorned endurance of a place that prefers to remain largely unchanged by the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 194° S · 35k acres
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.3 mi, 198° S · 89k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 073° E · 1.1M acres
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 054° NE
Trail Head Lower Wilderness. (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 251° W
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 151° SE · 17k acres
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 108° E
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 248° W
Loafer's Glory (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 211° SW
Sinkhole Icebox (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 230° SW
Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 145° SE · 5,852 acres
Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 017° N
Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 013° N
Norfork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 053° NE
Mountain Home Farmer's Market (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 016° N
Bull Shoals White River State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 329° NW
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.9 mi, 135° SE · 3,765 acres
Pileated Point (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 225° SW
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 123° SE · 8,758 acres
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 132° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 32.4 mi, 346° N · 1.5M acres
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 169° S
AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 38.0 mi, 279° W
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 39.1 mi, 298° NW
Moore CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 41.4 mi, 228° SW
Grizzly Statue (Public Artwork) — 50.7 mi, 040° NE
Town Square Amphitheatre Stage & Water-and-Fire Show (Theatre) — 54.1 mi, 308° NW
Branson Hot Hits Theater (Theatre) — 54.2 mi, 308° NW
Historic Owen Theatre (Arts Centre) — 54.2 mi, 308° NW
Branson Ghosts & Legends (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 308° NW

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