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Horseshoe Bend Arkansas Map

Explore Horseshoe Bend, 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 Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas

How to Use This Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas Map

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

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	Horseshoe Bend
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Izard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.218726
Longitude	-91.738324
Population	2,440
Density	70.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72512
Area Code	501
County Seat	Melbourne
School District	Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

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About Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas

Horseshoe Bend is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,440. The population density is 70.5 people per km². Horseshoe Bend is located at 36.2187°N, 91.7383°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Horseshoe Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72512.

Horseshoe Bend emerges from the dense, hardwood-laden terrain of northern Arkansas where the horizon is defined by the steady, quiet rise of distant, nameless ridges. It lies 32.5 miles north-northwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 348°T), and is situated 14.6 miles west-southwest of Cherokee Village. The landscape is a patchwork of deep green timber and limestone outcroppings, a rugged expanse where the Strawberry River carves a serpentine path through the earth just a mile from the center of town. North Lake rests in the stillness of the woods two miles away, its surface reflecting the shifting amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the elevation climbs toward the silhouette of Burns Hill, while the shadows lengthen across the soil, revealing a quiet geography that feels older than the roads cut through it.

Horseshoe Bend carries the weight of a slow-moving history, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land and the modest commerce of a resilient interior population. Life here is measured by the changing seasons and the simple labor of maintaining a home in the hills, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents find recreation and solitude at Wayside Park, a quiet retreat six miles out, or by wandering toward the low, sheltered expanse of King Hollow. The character of Horseshoe Bend remains tied to this earth, a place where the air holds the scent of pine and damp soil, and where the daily work of living is performed in the shadow of the ancient, silent woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayside Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 232° SW
Harold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 095° E
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 062° NE
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 065° NE
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.9 mi, 235° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 235° SW · 1.1M acres
Grand Gulf State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 012° N
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 238° SW · 8,758 acres
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.2 mi, 230° SW · 3,765 acres
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 237° SW
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 235° SW
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 234° SW
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 171° S
Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 31.4 mi, 246° SW · 5,852 acres
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 170° S
House Ruins (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 298° NW
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.6 mi, 259° W · 17k acres
State Line (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 304° NW
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.1 mi, 264° W · 35k acres
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.2 mi, 264° W · 89k acres
Sheriff's Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 38.9 mi, 322° NW
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 40.7 mi, 016° N · 1.5M acres
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 46.5 mi, 263° W
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 220° SW
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 63.3 mi, 180° S
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 64.6 mi, 113° SE
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 66.9 mi, 180° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 67.2 mi, 179° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 67.3 mi, 180° S
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 75.2 mi, 282° W

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