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Drasco Arkansas Map

Explore Drasco, 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 Drasco, Arkansas

How to Use This Drasco, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.631466
Longitude	-91.947091
Population	144
Density	32.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	72530
Area Code	501
County Seat	Heber Springs
School District	Concord Public Schools

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About Drasco, Arkansas

Drasco is a locality in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 32.4 people per km². Drasco is located at 35.6315°N, 91.9471°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72530.

Drasco occupies a quiet, rugged expanse where the terrain rises in deliberate, uneven swells toward the prominence of Dug Hill. It lies 19.7 miles west-southwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 241°T), and is situated 10.8 miles north-northeast of Heber Springs. The South Prong Big Creek carves a winding path through this landscape, its waters cutting through the earth with a persistence that dictates the local topography. To the north, the elevation drops into the shaded silence of Ben Frank Hollow, where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness even as the midday sun presses against the surrounding hardwoods. The light here filters through the canopy in thin, pale ribbons, illuminating the dust motes that drift above the rocky soil, giving the afternoons a sense of suspended, quiet observation.

Drasco remains defined by the interplay between the ancient, unyielding rock of the Ozark plateau and the slow labor of those who have long worked the timber and the soil. The economic life of the area has shifted over the decades, moving away from the early homesteading efforts toward a reliance on the resources provided by the proximity of Greers Ferry Lake. Visitors often pass through on their way to the Greers Ferry Recreation Area, yet the daily pulse of the locality remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons rather than the transient flow of travelers. Though the distant, plunging descent of Bridal Veil Falls draws observers from afar, the character of Drasco is found in the stillness of its own woods, where the history of the region is written in the quiet endurance of its scattered, hardy dwellings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Greers Ferry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 204° SW
Greers Ferry Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 204° SW
Cliff Jumping Point (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 207° SW
Wayside Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 040° NE
Jamestown (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 070° E
Junk Car (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 194° S
Big Creek Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 147° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 206° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 18.1 mi, 331° NW · 1.1M acres
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 060° NE
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 063° NE
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 275° W
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.4 mi, 336° NW · 3,765 acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 152° SE
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 330° NW
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 331° NW
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 27.1 mi, 338° N · 8,758 acres
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 331° NW
Bee Kind (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 156° SE
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.9 mi, 156° SE
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 155° SE
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 155° SE
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 140° SE · 31k acres
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.3 mi, 320° NW · 17k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.6 mi, 319° NW · 35k acres
John McConnell Stadium (Stadium) — 46.9 mi, 218° SW
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.9 mi, 145° SE · 148k acres
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 48.7 mi, 315° NW
Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 53.5 mi, 209° SW
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 029° NE

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