Enter your search query in the box below.

Oark Arkansas Map

Explore Oark, 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 Oark, Arkansas

How to Use This Oark, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.689526
Longitude	-93.572409
Population	43
Density	43.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	72852
Area Code	479
County Seat	Clarksville
School District	Jasper School District

🌦 Goto Oark Weather Page: Oark, Arkansas — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Oark, Arkansas

Oark is a locality in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 43. The population density is 43.5 people per km². Oark is located at 35.6895°N, 93.5724°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72852.

Oark occupies a rugged intersection where the land breaks into steep, timbered ridges and deep, shadowed basins. It lies 37.6 miles northwest of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 319°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north-northwest of Clarksville. Estep Creek winds through the immediate terrain, its clear flow cutting a persistent, liquid path against the limestone foundations that define the character of the soil. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises toward the silhouette of Napoleon Knob, a solitary sentinel that marks the horizon against the shifting, pale amber light of late afternoon. To the north, the sprawling canopy of the Ozark National Forest blankets the higher elevations, while the nearby Mulberry River, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River, offers a wild, untamed corridor for the water that sustains the valley. The air here holds a distinct, cool weight, smelling of dampened shale and the dry, sweet decay of fallen oak leaves that gather in the quiet corners of Wolf Pen Hollow.

Oark preserves a quiet continuity of life, rooted in a history of mountain agriculture and the self-reliant traditions of the high country. Residents maintain a steady pace, finding their rhythm in the seasonal cycles of the woods and the modest commerce that supports the local population. Travelers occasionally drift through on their way to the Ozark Highlands Trail, seeking the solitude of the deep timber or the clarity of the local streams. While Lake Dardanelle remains a distant, shimmering presence to the southeast, the day-to-day focus of Oark remains firmly on the immediate, tangible landscape of the ridges and the creek beds. It is a place where the economy is measured in the strength of the timber and the endurance of those who have carved a life from the uneven, beautiful geography of the interior highlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mulberry River, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.3 mi, 174° S · 5,579 acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 189° S · 1.1M acres
Little Mulberry Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 313° NW
Lynn Hollow (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 026° NE
Ozone CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 100° E
Big Piney Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.8 mi, 064° NE · 7,229 acres
Byrd’s Adventure Center (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 265° W
Upper Buffalo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 mi, 036° NE · 12k acres
Rock House (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 285° W
Haw Creek National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 089° E · 3,783 acres
Kings River Fall Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 360° N
Black Mountain National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 272° W · 19k acres
Dardanelle Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 165° S
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.0 mi, 027° NE · 35k acres
Dismal Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 18.3 mi, 055° NE
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 082° E
Ozark Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 26.5 mi, 118° SE · 4,913 acres
Madison County War Memorial (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 342° N
Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 341° N
Plane Crash Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 047° NE
Moore CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 33.0 mi, 081° E
WPA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 187° S
Hindsman Bell Tower (Monument) — 36.6 mi, 138° SE
Arkansas Tech Astronomical Observatory (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 138° SE
Tech Field (Stadium) — 36.8 mi, 138° SE
Thone Stadium at Burkle Field (Stadium) — 36.9 mi, 138° SE
Kaleidoclasm The Gallery (Gallery) — 37.5 mi, 139° SE
Lemley House Art Guild (Gallery) — 37.6 mi, 139° SE
Pond Gallery (Gallery) — 41.8 mi, 308° NW
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.8 mi, 144° SE · 12k acres

Latest News: Oark

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News