Explore Dyer, 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 Dyer, 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 Dyer.
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 | Dyer |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Crawford County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.492309 |
| Longitude | -94.137706 |
| Population | 772 |
| Density | 101.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 72935, 72921 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| County Seat | Van Buren |
| School District | Alma School District |
Dyer occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, winding course of Herd Branch defines the local topography. It lies 12.5 miles east-northeast of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 72°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-northeast of Alma. The air here holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and pine, especially as the late afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the fields that extend toward the horizon. To the west, the distant silhouettes of Bloomer Ridge rise against the sky, providing a firm boundary to the landscape, while the nearby waters of Ozark Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the slow, deliberate pace of the surroundings. The terrain maintains a modest elevation, characterized by open plains and pockets of hardwood timber that change color with the seasons, grounding the geography in a stark, unadorned beauty.
Dyer serves as a modest agricultural center where the primary rhythms of daily life remain tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the maintenance of the land. The economy relies heavily on the productivity of the surrounding soil, a legacy that traces back to the early settlers who recognized the value of the fertile bottomlands near the water. Residents often look toward the Ozark Recreation Area for respite, maintaining a connection to the natural heritage of the region that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern economy. Life in Dyer moves with a steady, predictable gravity, marked by the practical tasks of rural maintenance and the occasional quiet gathering, ensuring that the character of the place remains firmly rooted in its history as a hardworking, inland outpost.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dyer, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.492309, -94.137706. 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 Dyer includes the ZIP code (72935, 72921), telephone area code (479), county seat of Crawford County (Van Buren), and school district assignment (Alma 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. |