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Center Point Arkansas Map

Explore Center Point, 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 Center Point, Arkansas

How to Use This Center Point, Arkansas Map

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

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	Center Point
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Polk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.031828
Longitude	-93.951166
Population	179
Density	40.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	72173, 71953, 71852
Area Code	870
County Seat	Mena
School District	Nashville School District

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About Center Point, Arkansas

Center Point is a locality in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 40.7 people per km². Center Point is located at 34.0318°N, 93.9512°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72173, 71953, 71852.

Center Point reveals itself through the rhythmic pulse of Mill Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the landscape as it flows past the quiet clearings and wooded thickets. It lies 52.4 miles south of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 178°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-northwest of Mena. The terrain here is defined by a slow, measured ascent toward the jagged silhouette of Rich Mountain, standing four miles distant against a sky that often turns the color of a bruised plum at dusk. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Lake Wilhelmina gathers the morning mist, reflecting the dense canopy of the Ouachita National Forest, which envelopes the region in a vast, sprawling embrace. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a persistent, grounding aroma that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges, leaving the valleys in a cool, silvered shadow.

History clings to the soil of Center Point, where the remnants of early settlement echo in the architecture of weathered barns and the layout of old, forgotten tracks. Once a vital crossroads for those traversing the rugged interior, the local economy now draws its character from the timber and agriculture that thrive in the shadow of the Ouachita National Forest. The pace of life is dictated not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the seasonal change in the light that filters through the hardwoods and the occasional, distant lowing of cattle in the pastures. Life in Center Point remains tethered to the land, a place where the proximity to the deep, silent woods of the surrounding forest and the quiet flow of the nearby creek define the boundaries of the day, offering a sanctuary of stillness in an increasingly hurried world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stone Road Glade Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 038° NE
Dierks Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 313° NW
Lake Greeson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 017° N
Crater Of Diamonds State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 090° E
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 223° SW · 55k acres
Daisy State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 040° NE
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 19.2 mi, 003° N · 1.8M acres
Little Missouri, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.5 mi, 004° N · 4,104 acres
Harris Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.7 mi, 326° NW
Caney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.8 mi, 349° N · 14k acres
Caney Creek National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 25.1 mi, 350° N · 8,038 acres
Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 304° NW
Cossatot River, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 27.7 mi, 334° NW · 4,101 acres
Virginia Clinton Kelley Memorial Garden (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 141° SE
Little River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 261° W · 28k acres
Caddo Indian Memorial (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 028° NE
Foreman Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 33.9 mi, 229° SW
Wegner Crystal Mines (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 028° NE
Red Lick Methodist Church (Monument) — 41.0 mi, 198° S
Old Potter School (Historic Ruins) — 41.4 mi, 331° NW
Gurdon Light (Attraction) — 44.6 mi, 097° E
Hoo-Hoo International Office & Hoo-Hoo Museum (Museum) — 46.5 mi, 099° E
Jet Boat Joe's (Attraction) — 46.9 mi, 282° W
3 Bostons Museum (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 214° SW
Museum of the Red River (Museum) — 50.9 mi, 258° W
Old Reservoir (Historic Ruins) — 51.1 mi, 332° NW
QWSP Amphitheater (Theatre) — 51.3 mi, 332° NW
Arkadelphia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 51.7 mi, 083° E
Vining Arena (Stadium) — 51.8 mi, 082° E
Rosemary Adams Art Gallery (Gallery) — 51.9 mi, 083° E

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