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Hector Arkansas Map

Explore Hector, 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 Hector, Arkansas

How to Use This Hector, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.467303
Longitude	-92.974893
Population	411
Density	69.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72843
Area Code	479
County Seat	Russellville
School District	Hector School District

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About Hector, Arkansas

Hector is a locality in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 411. The population density is 69.4 people per km². Hector is located at 35.4673°N, 92.9749°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hector is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72843.

Hector emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of hardwood timber and limestone, where the water of Clear Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 15.8 miles northeast of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 34°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-northeast of Dardanelle. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of leaf mold and pine, a persistent fragrance that rises from the floor of the Ozark National Forest just a mile away. To the north, the silhouette of Dude Ridge looms against the sky, providing a dark, jagged boundary that defines the horizon. The light at dusk settles over the fields with a bruised, violet hue, softening the hard edges of the timber and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the gravel roads. A few miles to the east, the water of West Fork Point Remove Creek Site Nine Reservoir catches the final amber rays of the sun, creating a mirror that reflects the shifting clouds above the silent, dark-water basin.

Hector bears the quiet weight of generations who carved a living from the stubborn, clay-heavy earth and the surrounding dense forests. The local economy persists in a measured cadence, tied to the rhythms of timber harvest and the small-scale agricultural cycles that have dictated life here since the early settlers first cleared the brush of Epson Hollow. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a season, marked by the arrival of dogwood blossoms in the spring and the deep, hushed stillness of the winter woods. Residents often look toward the distant Cowan Hollow Trail for an afternoon of solitude, finding that the character of the place is less about commerce and more about the endurance of a life lived in proximity to the land. There is a distinct, unhurried gravity in the way the locals gather, a social fiber woven from the shared experience of surviving the humid heat of the summer and the sudden, sharp frosts that descend from the high country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 357° N · 1.1M acres
Ozark Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 272° W · 4,913 acres
East Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.2 mi, 037° NE · 11k acres
Blue Hole Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 061° NE
Moccasin National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 323° NW · 4,048 acres
Big Piney Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.7 mi, 295° NW · 7,229 acres
Dardanelle Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 225° SW
Ed Gordon/pt. Remove (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 152° SE
Bona Dea Trails And Sanctuary (National Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 221° SW · 293 acres
Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 217° SW
Hindsman Bell Tower (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 218° SW
Thone Stadium at Burkle Field (Stadium) — 15.2 mi, 217° SW
Tech Field (Stadium) — 15.3 mi, 217° SW
Old House Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 229° SW
Gulf Mtn Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 075° E
Kaleidoclasm The Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 215° SW
Lemley House Art Guild (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 215° SW
Richland Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.0 mi, 341° N · 3,688 acres
Hurricane Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 329° NW · 15k acres
Dardanelle Confederate Monument (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 211° SW
Moore CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 357° N
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 335° NW
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 187° S · 12k acres
Lover's Leap (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 223° SW
Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 218° SW
The Old Convertible (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 010° N
Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.8 mi, 161° S
Overlook (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 010° N
Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.9 mi, 212° SW
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 070° E

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