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Southside Arkansas Map

Explore Southside, 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 Southside, Arkansas

How to Use This Southside, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.720183
Longitude	-91.630162
Population	4,279
Density	167.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	72039, 72501
Area Code	870, 501
County Seat	Batesville
School District	Southside School District

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About Southside, Arkansas

Southside is a locality in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,279. The population density is 167.6 people per km². Southside is located at 35.7202°N, 91.6302°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Southside is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72039, 72501.

Southside sits upon the undulating terrain of the Arkansas interior, where the land rises in modest, verdant swells toward the distant silhouette of Tucker Ridge. It lies 5.0 miles south-southeast of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 169°T), and is situated 17.3 miles south-southwest of Cave City. Wycough Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its waters feeding the moisture that sustains the thick stands of hardwood and pine. The air here holds a particular weight, heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, especially as the late afternoon light filters through the canopy to cast long, amber shadows across the forest floor. Beyond the immediate tree line, the deeper depressions of the land, such as Ed Taylor Hollow, hold the morning mist until well past the hour of noon, creating a cool, sequestered microclimate that defines the region’s physical temperament.

Southside operates with a measured, deliberate pace, anchored by an economy that has long looked to the surrounding timber and the rhythms of local agriculture for its sustenance. Residents often look toward Kennedy Park for recreation, finding a necessary stillness in the managed woodlands that contrasts with the occasional bustle of the transit corridors. The influence of the nearby landscape is undeniable, as the seasonal shift from the pale green of dogwood blooms to the deep russet of autumn governs the pulse of daily life. Those seeking the more dramatic geology of the area frequently travel toward the sound of Bailey Falls, yet the true character of the locality remains tied to the quiet, persistent flow of the land toward Ramsey Slough, where the water gathers in the low-lying basins that have shaped the settlement’s long-standing relationship with its geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kennedy Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 349° N
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 352° N
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 351° N
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 340° N
Jamestown (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 230° SW
Wayside Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 170° S
Big Creek Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 216° SW
Jacksonport State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 107° E
Jackson Guards Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 107° E
Surrender at Jacksonport (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 107° E
Cliff Jumping Point (Viewpoint) — 25.4 mi, 238° SW
Junk Car (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 232° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 28.2 mi, 290° W · 1.1M acres
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 175° S · 31k acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 29.4 mi, 191° S
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 112° E · 148k acres
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.1 mi, 300° NW · 3,765 acres
155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 188° S
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 32.9 mi, 190° S
Bee Kind (Public Artwork) — 33.0 mi, 191° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 189° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 190° S
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 192° S
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 264° W
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 011° N
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 47.1 mi, 304° NW · 17k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 50.7 mi, 299° NW · 35k acres
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 081° E
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 59.4 mi, 299° NW
John McConnell Stadium (Stadium) — 63.6 mi, 227° SW

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