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Egypt Arkansas Map

Explore Egypt, 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 Egypt, Arkansas

How to Use This Egypt, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.86813
Longitude	-90.945675
Population	113
Density	129.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	72427, 72476
Area Code	501
County Seat	Jonesboro
School District	Westside Consolidated School District

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About Egypt, Arkansas

Egypt is a locality in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 129.8 people per km². Egypt is located at 35.8681°N, 90.9457°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Egypt is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72427, 72476.

Egypt manifests as a quiet convergence of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 13.6 miles west of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 278°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-southwest of Bono. The landscape around Egypt remains defined by the persistent, slow-moving waters of the Cache River, which winds through the low-lying terrain just a mile away, feeding the moisture-rich soil that characterizes this part of the state. Beyond the immediate fields, the elevation shifts slightly toward the distant silhouette of Jimmy Ridge, while the depression known as Promised Land draws the eye toward the horizon. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised plum color, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the tree line.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the quiet labor of those who cultivate the surrounding plains. The legacy of these fields is tied to a heritage of grit and persistence, where the physical demands of the harvest define the character of the people who reside here. Seven miles away, the expanse of the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar provides a sanctuary for local wildlife, while the nearby waters of Cole Pond offer a rare, still contrast to the moving currents of the surrounding basin. Daily life in Egypt moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a deep-seated connection to the land that has been worked for generations, indifferent to the hurried noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 115° SE · 1,326 acres
Joe Mack Campbell Sports Complex (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 097° E
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 285° W
Earl Buss/bayou Deview Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 179° S
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 099° E
Iron Mountain Depot Restoration (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 357° N
Craighead Forest Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 114° SE
Lake Frierson State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 061° NE
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 097° E
Memorial Arch (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 097° E
Bookout Plaza (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 098° E
Lake Charles State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 321° NW
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 206° SW · 148k acres
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 055° NE
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 259° W
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 316° NW
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 43.5 mi, 115° SE
Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 43.8 mi, 118° SE
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 115° SE
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.7 mi, 085° E · 2,280 acres
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 48.6 mi, 091° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 49.0 mi, 344° N · 1.5M acres
Arkansas Flag Plaza (Attraction) — 49.9 mi, 165° S
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 54.8 mi, 049° NE
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 049° NE
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 55.5 mi, 063° NE
11 Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 57.1 mi, 346° N
Irish Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.7 mi, 349° N · 17k acres
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 61.4 mi, 226° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 63.2 mi, 281° W · 1.1M acres

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