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Deer Arkansas Map

Explore Deer, 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 Deer, Arkansas

How to Use This Deer, Arkansas Map

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

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	Deer
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Newton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.826746
Longitude	-93.209343
Population	135
Density	18.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	72628
Area Code	479
County Seat	Jasper
School District	Deer/Mount Judea School District

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About Deer, Arkansas

Deer is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 18.7 people per km². Deer is located at 35.8267°N, 93.2093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72628.

Deer emerges from the rugged topography of the Ozark highlands, where the persistent flow of Hurricane Creek carves a path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 28.4 miles south-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 192°T), and is situated 28.5 miles north-northeast of Clarksville. This landscape is defined by the elevation of Parker Ridge, which dominates the horizon with its jagged, forested silhouette, while the nearby Sandy Springs Hollow creates a quiet, shaded depression in the earth. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and decaying oak leaves, and the light at dusk settles into a bruised purple hue against the dense canopy of the Ozark National Forest. Visitors often seek the quietude of the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail to witness the way the forest floor shifts from mossy green to deep brown as the sun dips behind the western ridges.

Deer maintains a connection to the land that has persisted through generations, rooted in the hardscrabble history of subsistence farming and timber harvesting. The local economy remains tethered to the timber industry and the steady, seasonal influx of those drawn to the deep wilderness of the Ozark National Forest, which encompasses the surrounding expanse. Life in Deer moves with the deliberation of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the hardwood leaves and the occasional swelling of the local creeks during the spring thaw. While Weatherby Lake provides a distant point of repose for those venturing further afield, the spirit of the people remains centered on the immediate, heavy silence of the woods and the slow, steady persistence of the mountain life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 037° NE · 1.1M acres
Hurricane Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.7 mi, 114° SE · 3,851 acres
Dismal Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.7 mi, 279° W
Hurricane Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.8 mi, 171° S · 15k acres
Big Piney Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.3 mi, 223° SW · 7,229 acres
Buffalo River Karst Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 052° NE
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 143° SE
Wayside Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 023° NE
Haw Creek National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 203° SW · 3,783 acres
Upper Buffalo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.8 mi, 275° W · 12k acres
South Gap Scenic Point (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 009° N
Gene Rush/buffalo River (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 063° NE
Plane Crash Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 008° N
Moore CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 109° E
Moccasin National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 154° SE · 4,048 acres
Ozone CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 232° SW
Lynn Hollow (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 254° W
The Old Convertible (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 064° NE
Ozark Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 21.2 mi, 170° S · 4,913 acres
Overlook (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 062° NE
Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 011° N
AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 010° N
Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 082° E
Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 301° NW
Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 174° S
Tech Field (Stadium) — 37.3 mi, 174° S
Thone Stadium at Burkle Field (Stadium) — 37.3 mi, 174° S
Kaleidoclasm The Gallery (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 174° S
Lemley House Art Guild (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 174° S
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 42.8 mi, 011° N

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