Halley Arkansas Map

About Halley, Arkansas

Halley is a locality in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Halley is located at 33.5357°N, 91.3248°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71638.

Halley lies in a land where the sky stretches wide and the earth breathes deep. It lies 17.5 miles west-north-west of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 300°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-south-east of McGehee. This is a place sculpted not by dramatic peaks, but by the patient hand of water and wind, a gentle subsidence that cradles bayous and sloughs, where Spanish moss drapes ancient oaks like a veil of quiet contemplation. The air, especially after a summer shower, carries the rich, dark scent of fertile soil, a promise of growth and sustenance. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, pooling on the flat expanses and glinting off the slow-moving currents that define the landscape. Here, life unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried grace, marked by the rustle of palmettos and the distant call of unseen birds. The history of Halley is intertwined with the Mississippi Delta’s enduring agricultural spirit. Cotton was once king, its white bolls a familiar sight blanketing the fields, though the soil’s bounty now also yields rice, soybeans, and timber. The economy, like the land itself, is rooted in the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm passed down through generations. Evidence of earlier lives can be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of old farmhouses, each one a repository of stories. The nearby waterways, arteries of the region, have always been crucial, for transport and for life itself, carrying whispers of days when steamboats plied these waters, connecting Halley to the wider world.

About This Halley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Halley, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.535668, -91.324839. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Halley and Desha County.

Detailed location data for Halley includes the ZIP code (71638), telephone area code (870), county seat of Desha County (Arkansas City), and school district assignment (Dermott School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Halley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.