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Sulphur Rock Arkansas Map

Explore Sulphur Rock, 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 Sulphur Rock, Arkansas

How to Use This Sulphur Rock, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.751188
Longitude	-91.50069
Population	609
Density	188.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72579
Area Code	501
County Seat	Batesville
School District	Batesville School District

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About Sulphur Rock, Arkansas

Sulphur Rock is a locality in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 609. The population density is 188.1 people per km². Sulphur Rock is located at 35.7512°N, 91.5007°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sulphur Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72579.

Sulphur Rock occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Arkansas landscape. It lies 8.0 miles east of Batesville, AR (from Batesville, AR: bearing 99°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-northeast of Southside. Caldwell Mountain rises a mile away, casting a long, softened shadow over the local terrain as evening approaches, while the nearby waters of Sulphur Springs Creek carve a modest path through the earth. The air here holds a particular quality of stillness, especially when the light turns amber against the persistent greenery of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate geography, the lower reaches of Gum Hollow provide a subtle dip in the land, creating a natural basin that catches the morning mist before the sun burns it clean away.

History lingers in the way Sulphur Rock maintains its pace, favoring a deliberate, measured existence that has long outlasted the initial fervor of early settlement. The economy remains rooted in the land, drawing from the agrarian traditions that once defined the region, while the proximity to the Batesville North Complex provides a necessary connection to the wider area’s recreational life. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy outlines of the landscape remind them of the isolation and autonomy that characterize the region. Though Eagle Lake sits ten miles out, the focus remains internal, centered on the simple maintenance of homes and the quiet, recurring rhythms of a day lived in the shadow of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Batesville North Complex (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 304° NW
Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2 (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 274° W
Batesville Confederate Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 279° W
Wayside Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 067° NE
Jacksonport State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 127° SE
Jamestown (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 244° SW
Jackson Guards Memorial (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 126° SE
Surrender at Jacksonport (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 126° SE
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (State Conservation Area) — 19.2 mi, 049° NE
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 123° SE · 148k acres
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.6 mi, 189° S · 31k acres
Cliff Jumping Point (Viewpoint) — 32.7 mi, 242° SW
Junk Car (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 237° SW
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 203° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 34.6 mi, 283° W · 1.1M acres
155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 199° S
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.8 mi, 291° W · 3,765 acres
Cracked Tree (Public Artwork) — 37.0 mi, 200° S
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 37.0 mi, 201° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 200° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 37.3 mi, 200° S
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 202° S
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 002° N
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 262° W
Arkansas State University Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 082° E
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.2 mi, 298° NW · 17k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 56.3 mi, 294° NW · 35k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 57.8 mi, 017° N · 1.5M acres
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 64.9 mi, 294° NW
John McConnell Stadium (Stadium) — 70.4 mi, 230° SW

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