Explore Denning, 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 Denning, 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 Denning.
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 | Denning |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.429252 |
| Longitude | -93.757139 |
| Population | 200 |
| Density | 71.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 72821 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| County Seat | Charleston |
| School District | Ozark School District |
Denning occupies a stretch of quiet earth where the terrain transitions from flat, fertile soil into the gentle, persistent rise of the interior landscape. It lies 33.3 miles east of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 91°T), and is situated 5.6 miles southeast of Ozark. The air here holds the scent of damp hardwood and cooling limestone, particularly as the sun begins to retreat behind the distant, muted silhouette of Sand Ridge. A mile to the west, the slow, deliberate current of Cedar Creek cuts through the brush, its path marked by a thicket of sycamores that lean toward the water. Only three miles away, the expansive, glassy surface of Lake Dardanelle serves as a reflective anchor for the horizon, catching the bruised purples and golds of twilight until the water mirrors the darkening sky.
Denning retains the hushed, industrious character of a place that once looked toward the earth for its sustenance, holding onto the remnants of a history defined by coal and the steady labor of the extraction industries. While the economy has shifted, the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the natural cycles of the region, where the proximity of the Dardanelle Recreation Area draws those who still find solace in the open woods and the quietude of the basin. Residents often look toward the expansive reach of Philpott Valley, where the shadows grow long and dense, signaling a pace of life that favors patience over haste. In Denning, the passing of the day is measured less by the clock and more by the way the light softens against the fence lines and the encroaching silence of the trees.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Denning, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.429252, -93.757139. 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 Denning includes the ZIP code (72821), telephone area code (479), county seat of Franklin County (Charleston), and school district assignment (Ozark 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. |