Explore Reed, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Reed, 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 Reed.
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 | Reed |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Howard County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.701672 |
| Longitude | -91.445758 |
| Population | 130 |
| Density | 247.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 71852, 71670 |
| Area Code | 870 |
| County Seat | Nashville |
| School District | McGehee School District |
Reed sprawls across the flat, expansive terrain of the Arkansas plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the greater portion of the vista. It lies 45.7 miles west of Arkadelphia, AR (from Arkadelphia, AR: bearing 268°T), and is situated 10.2 miles north of Nashville. The landscape maintains a quiet, deliberate stillness, interrupted only by the slow, humid breath of the afternoon wind moving through the tall grasses. A mile to the west, the water in Briar Plant Lake Two reflects the pale, washed-out blue of the sky, while the banks of Bluff Creek carve a subtle, muddy path through the earth nearby. To the distant west, the silhouette of Pea Ridge rises against the twilight, a faint, jagged line that anchors the vast openness of the fields. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and sun-warmed timber, a heavy, familiar perfume that lingers long after the shadows have lengthened across the fields.
Reed remains defined by its connection to the cycles of the earth, as the rhythms of local agriculture dictate the pace of the days and the seasons of labor. The economy persists in a steady, quiet dialogue with the land, rooted in the industrious work of those who cultivate the surrounding acreage. Beyond the immediate fields, the Stone Road Glade Natural Area offers a protected expanse of native flora, while those seeking movement often traverse the Gypsum Trail to witness the changing colors of the hardwoods. Life in Reed does not demand attention, instead favoring a form of endurance that honors the quiet persistence of the soil. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the golden light catches the edges of the barns and silos, highlighting the unadorned, functional beauty of a place that finds its purpose in the simple, rigorous work of the day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reed, Arkansas. Coordinates: 33.701672, -91.445758. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Reed includes the ZIP code (71852, 71670), telephone area code (870), county seat of Howard County (Nashville), and school district assignment (McGehee School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |