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Palestine Arkansas Map

Explore Palestine, 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 Palestine, Arkansas

How to Use This Palestine, Arkansas Map

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

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	Palestine
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	St. Francis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.970307
Longitude	-90.908225
Population	506
Density	59.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	72455, 72372
Area Code	501
County Seat	Forrest City
School District	Palestine-Wheatley School District

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About Palestine, Arkansas

Palestine is a locality in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 506. The population density is 59.1 people per km². Palestine is located at 34.9703°N, 90.9082°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Palestine is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72455, 72372.

Palestine emerges from the fertile, low-slung plains of eastern Arkansas as a quiet expanse of flat, dark earth punctuated by the orderly geometry of agricultural rows. It lies 6.8 miles west-southwest of Forrest City, AR (from Forrest City, AR: bearing 249°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-southwest of Wynne. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Skidmore Ridge that anchors the far western view like a faint charcoal smudge against the sky. Moisture hangs heavy in the humid air, often clinging to the low-lying fields where the L'Anguille River carves a slow, deliberate path through the silt just a mile away. Only four miles distant, the still waters of Cole Lake offer a mirror to the passing clouds, while the nearby Pine Tree Wildlife Demonstration Area preserves a dense, tangled sanctuary of pine and hardwood that breaks the monotony of the cultivated horizon.

Palestine functions as a deliberate, patient center for the surrounding agrarian life, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest. The history of the region is written in the deep, rich soil that has supported generations of farming families, establishing an economy that remains tethered to the productivity of the land. Life in Palestine moves with a steady, unforced cadence, undisturbed by the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring the enduring stability of small-scale industry and local commerce. As the sun dips low, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust kicked up from field roads and illuminating the persistent, quiet resilience that defines the identity of Palestine.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Tree Wildlife Demonstration Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 344° N
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 067° NE
Stuart Springs Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 065° NE
Lee County (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 116° SE
Village Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 044° NE
Robert E. Lee Monument (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 148° SE
William Hines Furbush Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 148° SE
St. Francis National Forest (National Forest) — 16.1 mi, 147° SE · 21k acres
American Legion Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 251° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 050° NE · 1,326 acres
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 315° NW · 148k acres
Arkansas Flag Plaza (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 037° NE
Stumpy Point Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.6 mi, 145° SE · 1,519 acres
Parkin Archeological State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 043° NE
Henry Gray/hurricane Lake (State Recreation Area) — 30.7 mi, 300° NW
Lily Peter Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 151° SE
Father Pere Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.8 mi, 150° SE
Battery A (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 149° SE
Battery B (Historic Ruins) — 35.0 mi, 150° SE
St. Charles Museum (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 198° S
Memphis Flyway (Viewpoint) — 48.9 mi, 077° E
Memphis Riverboats (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 076° E
Halloran Centre Theater (Theatre) — 49.6 mi, 076° E
Sidewalk of Stars at the Orpheum (Attraction) — 49.7 mi, 076° E
Eddie Murphy Star Marker (Attraction) — 49.7 mi, 076° E
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 076° E
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 076° E
Memphis Music Hall of Fame (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 076° E
The Eel on Beale (Withers Museum) (Museum) — 49.9 mi, 076° E

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