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McDougal Arkansas Map

Explore McDougal, 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 McDougal, Arkansas

How to Use This McDougal, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.44006
Longitude	-90.391494
Population	134
Density	139.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72456
Area Code	501
County Seat	Corning
School District	Corning Public Schools

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About McDougal, Arkansas

McDougal is a locality in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 139.5 people per km². McDougal is located at 36.4401°N, 90.3915°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McDougal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72456.

McDougal occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Arkansas lowlands where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the dark, rich soil of the fields. It lies 27.0 miles north-northeast of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 13°T), and is situated 11.8 miles west-northwest of Piggott. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness during the summer months, broken only by the thin, reedy cries of insects that rise from the thickets near Burton Creek. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Moark Ridge interrupts the otherwise level expanse, providing a permanent, muted boundary to the view. While the landscape is largely defined by the quiet labor of agriculture, the nearby Ring Slough offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and marshy water, a place where the light at dusk turns a bruised, metallic purple against the gray trunks of timber.

McDougal emerged from the necessity of rail and harvest, its history tied to the iron lines that once brought commerce to the heart of the delta’s reach. Farmers here continue to draw sustenance from the earth, cultivating crops that mirror the changing colors of the seasons, from the pale, dusty green of early growth to the deep, scorched brown of late autumn. The economy remains tethered to these cycles, moving with the deliberate, unforced pace of a place that understands the value of waiting for the rain. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of Wilhelmina State Forest provides a distant, verdant backdrop to the north, while the waters of Grazevich Lake provide a silent, reflective contrast to the bustling activity of the harvest. Life in McDougal persists in the small, unremarkable movements of the day, governed by the heat of the sun and the steady, ticking patience of a landscape that asks for nothing but diligence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coon Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 358° N
Carmichael (Mac And Zelma) State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 324° NW
Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 262° W
Granite Obelisk Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 257° W
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 109° E
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 110° E
Chalk Bluff Trail Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 078° E
Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 180° S
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 179° S
Morris State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 068° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 358° N · 1.5M acres
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 128° SE
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 064° NE
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 064° NE
Current River Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.1 mi, 296° NW · 188 acres
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 154° SE · 22k acres
Caboose (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 044° NE
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 012° N · 43k acres
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.2 mi, 154° SE · 2,280 acres
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.4 mi, 013° N · 7,890 acres
Lookout/Ob Deck (Viewpoint) — 38.6 mi, 019° N
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 39.9 mi, 313° NW · 53k acres
Guitar Walk (Public Artwork) — 40.7 mi, 231° SW
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 43.9 mi, 129° SE
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 201° S
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 44.5 mi, 157° SE
Big Spring (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 317° NW
Malco (Cinema) — 54.7 mi, 056° NE
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 54.8 mi, 100° E
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 58.8 mi, 172° S

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