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Rector Arkansas Map

Explore Rector, 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 Rector, Arkansas

How to Use This Rector, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.263118
Longitude	-90.292601
Population	1,862
Density	527.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72461
Area Code	501
County Seat	Corning
School District	Rector School District

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About Rector, Arkansas

Rector is a locality in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,862. The population density is 527.5 people per km². Rector is located at 36.2631°N, 90.2926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rector is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72461.

Rector occupies a flat, fertile expanse where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless geometry of agricultural fields and the heavy, humid stillness of the Arkansas summer. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 39°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Kennett. White Walnut Creek meanders just a mile away, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the dark, loamy soil. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of White Oak Ridge marks the boundary of the lowlands, a distant reminder of the terrain that rises beyond the reach of the local plains. The air here holds a weight of damp earth and ripening crops, creating an atmosphere that feels suspended in time, where the heat shimmers off the pavement and the cicadas provide a constant, electric pulse to the quiet afternoons.

Rector emerged from the expansion of the regional rail lines, anchoring a landscape primarily shaped by the rhythm of cotton and soybean harvests. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the spirit of the place is marked by the modest, sturdy architecture of its storefronts and the persistence of its residents. For those seeking the quietude of the natural world, the Cash (Ben) Memorial Conservation Area lies seven miles distant, offering a sanctuary of untamed greenery that contrasts with the disciplined rows of the nearby farms. Life in Rector follows the predictable, steady cadence of the seasons, a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the outside world, favoring instead the deep, quiet satisfaction of a day’s labor finished under a wide, darkening sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cash (Ben) Memorial Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 144° SE
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 224° SW
Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 226° SW
Heritage Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 025° NE
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 031° NE
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 031° NE
Saint Francis Sunken Lands (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 181° S
Frisbee Cutoff Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 066° NE
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 100° E
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 152° SE
Paragould War Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 217° SW
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 153° SE · 22k acres
Big Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 151° SE
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.8 mi, 153° SE · 2,280 acres
Morris State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 036° NE
Crowley's Ridge State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 233° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 253° W · 1,326 acres
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 036° NE
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 157° SE
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 32.5 mi, 119° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 35.1 mi, 349° N · 1.5M acres
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 217° SW
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 37.3 mi, 218° SW
Caboose (Attraction) — 41.1 mi, 027° NE
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 46.1 mi, 177° S
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 175° S
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 46.8 mi, 003° N · 7,890 acres
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 48.7 mi, 086° E
Lookout/Ob Deck (Viewpoint) — 49.2 mi, 009° N
Malco (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 043° NE

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