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Ravenden Arkansas Map

Explore Ravenden, 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 Ravenden, Arkansas

How to Use This Ravenden, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.243201
Longitude	-91.251307
Population	426
Density	77.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72459
Area Code	501
County Seat	Walnut Ridge
School District	Sloan-Hendrix School District

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About Ravenden, Arkansas

Ravenden is a locality in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 426. The population density is 77.9 people per km². Ravenden is located at 36.2432°N, 91.2513°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ravenden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72459.

Ravenden occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, cool currents of the Spring River shape the local rhythm and define the edges of the terrain. It lies 38.7 miles northeast of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 34°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west of Pocahontas. The landscape here is characterized by the modest elevation of Young Ridge, which looms on the horizon as a hazy, blue-toned sentinel, while the shadows of Buzzard Roost Canyon provide a sharp, limestone-carved contrast to the surrounding fields. Near the reach of Little Joe Lake, the air carries a distinct, heavy sweetness, especially when the humidity gathers under the canopy of oaks and hickories. Light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, filtering through the dense hardwood leaves to paint the fields in muted shades of amber and slate, grounding the earth in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Ravenden traces its functional character to the intersection of timber and agricultural legacies, where the land has long dictated the flow of labor and livelihood. While the nearby Harold Alexander/Spring River Wildlife Management Area preserves the untamed character of the riverbanks, the local economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the inland plains. The vernacular of the residents reflects a history of persistence, a cadence of speech that seems to match the deliberate pace of the water moving past the town’s boundaries. Life in Ravenden moves with the cycles of the sun and the seasonal shifts of the crops, maintaining a quiet autonomy that persists regardless of the world beyond the ridge, anchored by a collective understanding that the most profound histories are often written in the soil and the steady, unceasing movement of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 266° W
Old Davidsonville State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 118° SE
Lake Charles State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 155° SE
Powhatan Bridge Pillars (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 146° SE
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 291° W
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 177° S
Totem pole (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 286° W
Iron Mountain Depot Restoration (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 126° SE
Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.4 mi, 009° N · 15k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 21.4 mi, 009° N · 1.5M acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 103° E · 1,326 acres
11 Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 006° N
Irish Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.8 mi, 006° N · 17k acres
Benjamin Crowley Monument (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 112° E
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 213° SW
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 131° SE
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 42.9 mi, 023° NE · 53k acres
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.2 mi, 169° S · 148k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 47.3 mi, 252° W · 1.1M acres
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 094° E
Big Spring (Attraction) — 51.1 mi, 016° N
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 55.3 mi, 250° W
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 080° E
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 080° E
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.7 mi, 263° W · 17k acres
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 66.5 mi, 091° E
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 70.3 mi, 203° SW
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 71.0 mi, 112° E
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 72.2 mi, 236° SW
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 73.7 mi, 202° S

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