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Sunset Arkansas Map

Explore Sunset, 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 Sunset, Arkansas

How to Use This Sunset, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.223979
Longitude	-90.205642
Population	184
Density	270.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	72959, 72364
Area Code	479, 501
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Marion School District

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About Sunset, Arkansas

Sunset is a locality in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 270.1 people per km². Sunset is located at 35.2240°N, 90.2056°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunset is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 72959, 72364.

Sunset emerges from the dense, verdant embrace of the Ozark National Forest, where the landscape folds into itself with a persistent, quiet gravity. It lies 19.2 miles south-southeast of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 155°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south of Elkins. The terrain around Sunset is defined by the deep, shadowed recesses of Keets Hollow, a basin that holds the cool damp of the morning long after the sun has climbed high above the canopy. Shrader Branch winds its way through the undergrowth just a mile away, its path marked by the pale, smooth stones and the sudden, sharp scent of wet earth and moss. In the distance, the silhouettes of Bliss Ridge rise against the horizon like a jagged, ink-brushed line, while the gentle light of late afternoon catches the serrated leaves of hardwoods, casting long, fractured shadows across the forest floor.

Generations of labor have carved a life from these stubborn, wooded slopes, where the economy remains tethered to the slow pulse of the timber industry and the small-scale cultivation of the soil. Sunset carries the legacy of those who first cleared the thicket, building their homes from the very oak and pine that define the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet deeply connected to the seasonal rhythms of the woods and the nearby waters of Mount Gaylor Lake. Residents recognize the value of the silence that settles over the land at dusk, a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the occasional rustle of wildlife or the distant, rhythmic hum of a sawmill echoing through the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

K & R Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 144° SE
Brunetti Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 153° SE
Marion Recreational Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 163° S
Eagle Lake Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 065° NE
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 355° N · 11k acres
Meeman-Shelby Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 060° NE
Gerber Property (Local Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 108° E
Grind City Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 112° E
Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 9.9 mi, 118° SE
Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 118° SE
Tennessee Amvets Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 121° SE
B. B. King (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 121° SE
U.s Supreme Court rules on Overton Park and I-40 (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 121° SE
Elvis Presley (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 121° SE
Memphis Riverboats (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 125° SE
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 123° SE
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 124° SE
Halloran Centre Theater (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 124° SE
Sidewalk of Stars at the Orpheum (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 124° SE
Eddie Murphy Star Marker (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 124° SE
Memphis Music Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 124° SE
The Eel on Beale (Withers Museum) (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 124° SE
To Fuller (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 159° S
Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 114° SE
TO Fuller State Park (2021 Addition) (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 160° S
Warthog (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 113° SE
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 115° SE
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 038° NE · 25k acres
St. Francis National Forest (National Forest) — 43.3 mi, 218° SW · 21k acres
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 55.5 mi, 123° SE · 156k acres

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