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Melbourne Arkansas Map

Explore Melbourne, 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 Melbourne, Arkansas

How to Use This Melbourne, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.063971
Longitude	-91.88152
Population	1,830
Density	101.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72556
Area Code	501
County Seat	Melbourne
School District	Melbourne School District

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About Melbourne, Arkansas

Melbourne is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,830. The population density is 101.3 people per km². Melbourne is located at 36.0640°N, 91.8815°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Melbourne is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72556.

Melbourne occupies a high, limestone-bright plateau where the air holds the scent of damp shale and cooling hardwoods. It lies 25.0 miles northwest of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 323°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northeast of Mountain View. Mill Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the surrounding terrain, its waters clear and steady over beds of dark, mossy stone. To the west, the sharp rise of Bald Mountain breaks the horizon, a silent sentinel that dictates the way the evening light slides across the timbered slopes. The land here feels ancient and settled, defined by the deep, quiet shadows of Tanner Hollow and the way the fog clings to the low-lying brush when the humidity finally breaks.

Melbourne remains anchored by a tradition of hard work and a steady, deliberate pace that ignores the frantic pull of the wider world. Agriculture and local trade have long served as the spine of the economy, keeping the storefronts and the daily routines linked to the seasonal pulse of the soil. Residents who seek a brief respite from the labor of the day often find their way toward Wayside Park, where the quietude of the woods offers a stark contrast to the clatter of machinery or the hum of the highway. Even when the heat of the afternoon hangs heavy, there is a certain grace in the way the local life unfolds, far removed from the reach of North Lake, yet entirely complete within the rugged, forested folds of its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayside Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 022° N
Devil's Knob - Devil's Backbone Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 248° W
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 258° W · 1.1M acres
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 258° W
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 258° W · 8,758 acres
Sylamore Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 15.3 mi, 259° W
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.5 mi, 237° SW · 3,765 acres
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 252° W
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 248° W
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 246° SW
Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 264° W · 5,852 acres
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 148° SE
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 147° SE
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 276° W · 17k acres
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 049° NE
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 282° W
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 052° NE
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.6 mi, 282° W · 35k acres
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.6 mi, 282° W · 89k acres
Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 302° NW
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 221° SW
Cliff Jumping Point (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 191° S
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 38.4 mi, 277° W
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 45.9 mi, 345° N · 1.5M acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 171° S
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 56.8 mi, 172° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 57.1 mi, 171° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 57.2 mi, 171° S
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 68.9 mi, 103° E
AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 70.0 mi, 281° W

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