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Jacksonport Arkansas Map

Explore Jacksonport, 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 Jacksonport, Arkansas

How to Use This Jacksonport, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.641746
Longitude	-91.309574
Population	150
Density	154.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	72075, 72112
Area Code	870, 501
County Seat	Newport
School District	Newport School District

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About Jacksonport, Arkansas

Jacksonport is a locality in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 154.0 people per km². Jacksonport is located at 35.6417°N, 91.3096°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jacksonport is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72075, 72112.

Jacksonport commands a singular presence along the banks of the White River, where the slow, deliberate current carves a wide path through the dense, verdant lowlands. It lies 20.6 miles east-southeast of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 115°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-northwest of Newport. The horizon is defined by the modest, rounded silhouette of Surrounded Hill, which rises three miles out to break the flat, fertile expanse of the surrounding fields. Here, the air holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend time, especially when the afternoon sun catches the silt-thickened water, turning the river into a ribbon of molten copper. Within the boundaries of Jacksonport State Park, the land retains the quiet dignity of a place that once served as a primary artery for trade, its soil still bearing the faint imprint of a bustling river port where flatboats and steamboats defined the rhythm of early commerce.

Jacksonport remembers its heritage through the remnants of a once-thriving economic hub, where the arrival of the railroad eventually shifted the focus of regional industry away from the riverboats that had previously dictated its prosperity. The local economy now favors a slower pace, anchored by the preservation of historical structures that stand as silent witnesses to the era of cotton bales and steamboat whistles. Visitors often wander the grounds of Jacksonport State Park to contemplate the white-columned courthouse, a relic of a time when the town served as a vital center of gravity for the county. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape remains largely agricultural, stretching toward the distant, tranquil surface of Hog Lake, while the persistent, deep-rooted culture of the region continues to thrive in the daily habits of those who call these river-bottom lands home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jacksonport State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 176° S
Surrender at Jacksonport (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 185° S
Jackson Guards Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 201° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 098° E
George Kell Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 100° E
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.1 mi, 121° SE · 148k acres
Wayside Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 349° N
Earl Buss/bayou Deview Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 102° E
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 026° NE
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 294° NW
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 295° NW
Henry Gray/hurricane Lake (State Recreation Area) — 26.9 mi, 195° S
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 210° SW · 31k acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 33.4 mi, 226° SW
Bee Rock (Viewpoint) — 33.8 mi, 223° SW
155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 34.1 mi, 221° SW
Guitar Walk (Public Artwork) — 35.4 mi, 034° NE
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.0 mi, 221° SW
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 36.1 mi, 222° SW
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 221° SW
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 223° SW
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 069° E
Junk Car (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 255° W
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 47.0 mi, 289° W · 1.1M acres
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 348° N
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 56.7 mi, 271° W
Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 59.3 mi, 095° E
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 61.6 mi, 093° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 63.0 mi, 006° N · 1.5M acres
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 65.2 mi, 299° NW · 17k acres

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