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Powhatan Arkansas Map

Explore Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Arkansas

How to Use This Powhatan, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.082292
Longitude	-91.118459
Population	104
Density	73.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72458
Area Code	501
County Seat	Walnut Ridge
School District	Lawrence County School District

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About Powhatan, Arkansas

Powhatan is a locality in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 104. The population density is 73.4 people per km². Powhatan is located at 36.0823°N, 91.1185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Powhatan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72458.

Powhatan rises from the alluvial soil of the Black River, where the slow, heavy currents carve a path through the dense hardwoods and thickets that define the Arkansas landscape. It lies 28.5 miles northwest of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 306°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Walnut Ridge. The terrain here transitions from the flat, fertile lowlands toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Young Ridge, which anchors the horizon to the west. On humid afternoons, the light catches the silt-heavy water of the Black River, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper that reflects the overhanging boughs of oak and hickory. A mile away, the quiet waters of Portia Bay offer a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic movement of the river, completing a geography defined by the steady, unpretentious intersection of earth and water.

Powhatan serves as a living record of the nineteenth-century commerce that once moved by steamboat, a legacy preserved today within the quiet grounds of Powhatan Courthouse State Park. The village grew as a vital river port, serving as a hub for settlers who relied on the Black River to transport timber and cotton to markets further downstream. While the industry of the riverbank has shifted, the architecture remains, maintaining a dignified character that speaks to a time when travel was measured in the slow churn of paddlewheels. Life in Powhatan moves at a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic reach of modern transit, favoring the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields and the enduring quiet of a place that understands its own history.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Powhatan Courthouse State Park (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 192° S
Powhatan Bridge Pillars (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 114° SE
Lake Charles State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 224° SW
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 198° S
Guitar Walk (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 097° E
Iron Mountain Depot Restoration (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 096° E
Walnut Ridge City Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 094° E
Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 051° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 079° E · 1,326 acres
Benjamin Crowley Monument (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 095° E
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 309° NW
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 124° SE
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 178° S · 148k acres
Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 32.5 mi, 353° N · 15k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 32.5 mi, 353° N · 1.5M acres
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 233° SW
11 Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 40.8 mi, 354° N
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 41.6 mi, 080° E
Irish Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.8 mi, 358° N · 17k acres
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 51.4 mi, 011° N · 53k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 52.6 mi, 267° W · 1.1M acres
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 55.3 mi, 067° NE
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 55.3 mi, 067° NE
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 59.3 mi, 124° SE
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 59.8 mi, 262° W
Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 126° SE
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 60.0 mi, 080° E
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 60.4 mi, 105° E
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 61.0 mi, 124° SE
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 67.1 mi, 211° SW

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