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Desha Arkansas Map

Explore Desha, 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 Desha, Arkansas

How to Use This Desha, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.736189
Longitude	-91.679862
Population	715
Density	121.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	72527, 72501
Area Code	501
County Seat	Batesville
School District	Batesville School District

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About Desha, Arkansas

Desha is a locality in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 715. The population density is 121.8 people per km². Desha is located at 35.7362°N, 91.6799°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72527, 72501.

Desha holds a quiet dominion over the low-lying plains where the Alderbrook Branch cuts a persistent, winding path through the silt-heavy earth. It lies 3.2 miles southwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 223°T), and is situated 4.1 miles northwest of Southside. The landscape around Desha is defined by the soft, atmospheric transition between the thickets of the Greenbrier Bottoms and the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Reeves Hills that mark the horizon. Sunlight here often arrives filtered through the humidity, casting a pale gold hue over the fields that stretch toward the stillness of Ramsey Slough. Vegetation clings to the moisture of the bottomlands, where the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of damp soil and encroaching hardwoods, creating a sense of isolation that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Agriculture serves as the steady pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the quiet labor of those who work the dark, fertile soil. History lingers in the remnants of older homesteads and the long-standing community ties that have been forged in the shadow of Kennedy Park, a place where the land remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern expansion. While the distant rush of Bailey Falls provides a hidden, melodic counterpoint to the stillness of the plains, life remains centered on the immediate, tangible needs of the harvest and the maintenance of the land. People move through their days with a deliberate patience, recognizing that the character of the place is built not on grand monuments, but on the enduring, slow-moving currents of the local water and the persistent cycles of the ground beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kennedy Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 057° NE
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 032° NE
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 055° NE
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 055° NE
Jamestown (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 207° SW
Wayside Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 154° SE
Big Creek Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 207° SW
Jackson Guards Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 108° E
Surrender at Jacksonport (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 108° E
Cliff Jumping Point (Viewpoint) — 23.7 mi, 232° SW
Junk Car (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 226° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 290° W · 1.1M acres
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.2 mi, 300° NW · 3,765 acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 30.1 mi, 186° S
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 170° S · 31k acres
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 30.9 mi, 305° NW · 8,758 acres
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 299° NW
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 299° NW
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 112° E · 148k acres
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.7 mi, 185° S
Bee Kind (Public Artwork) — 33.7 mi, 186° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 184° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 185° S
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 261° W
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 015° N
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.2 mi, 305° NW · 17k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 47.8 mi, 299° NW · 35k acres
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 56.4 mi, 299° NW
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 56.5 mi, 082° E
John McConnell Stadium (Stadium) — 62.3 mi, 225° SW

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