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Thornton Arkansas Map

Explore Thornton, 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 Thornton, Arkansas

How to Use This Thornton, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.778995
Longitude	-92.491822
Population	339
Density	68.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71766
Area Code	870
County Seat	Hampton
School District	Bearden School District

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About Thornton, Arkansas

Thornton is a locality in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 339. The population density is 68.0 people per km². Thornton is located at 33.7790°N, 92.4918°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Thornton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71766.

Thornton emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of timber and clay, where the steady pulse of Turners Creek defines the local topography. It lies 23.8 miles northeast of Camden, AR (from Camden, AR: bearing 56°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-southwest of Fordyce. The land here is marked by a persistent, heavy dampness that clings to the pine needles and dark soil, holding the humidity of the afternoon until the sun dips low. Just a mile away, the surface of Lake Cathay remains largely undisturbed, its waters reflecting the dense, tangled lines of hardwood that crowd the banks. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Harvin Ridge suggests a rugged horizon beyond the flat, working plains of the valley, providing a constant, silent anchor to the view.

Thornton maintains an economy deeply tethered to the rhythmic output of the forest, where the logging industry and the milling of timber have long dictated the pace of the calendar. The influence of the land remains palpable in the architecture of the streets, where modest structures settle into the earth as if they were grown rather than built. A short distance away, the quiet expanse of Hugh Benton Fields offers a space where the local flora—dogwood and redbud—marks the turning of the seasons with sudden, brilliant color against the gray, weathered wood of the older mills. Life in Thornton moves with a deliberate, singular focus, grounded by a history of hard labor and the enduring, unadorned beauty of the Arkansas woods that press in from every side.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hugh Benton Fields (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 055° NE
Fordyce Parks And Rec (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 052° NE
Wayside Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 233° SW
Moro Creek Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 091° E
Marks' Mills State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 089° E
Kingsland Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 072° E
Camden Confederate Monument (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 236° SW
McCollum-Chidester House Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 237° SW
Poison Spring State Forest / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 257° W
Gores Peak (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 280° W
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.7 mi, 163° S · 147k acres
Star City Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 38.7 mi, 073° E
Hoo-Hoo International Office & Hoo-Hoo Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 285° W
Arkadelphia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 39.9 mi, 306° NW
Rosemary Adams Art Gallery (Gallery) — 40.0 mi, 307° NW
Vining Arena (Stadium) — 40.2 mi, 307° NW
Gurdon Light (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 287° W
University of Arkansas at Monticello Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 41.3 mi, 108° E
Chez Fur Fiber Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 42.1 mi, 336° NW
Saracen Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 42.2 mi, 045° NE
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex (Stadium) — 42.7 mi, 039° NE
Evans Children's Adventure Garden (Attraction) — 55.5 mi, 325° NW
Perry Wildflower Overlook (Viewpoint) — 55.6 mi, 325° NW
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.4 mi, 158° S · 109k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 58.5 mi, 196° S · 607k acres
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 58.8 mi, 327° NW · 1.8M acres
Hot Springs National Park (National Park) — 59.6 mi, 330° NW · 4,919 acres
Justus Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 59.8 mi, 328° NW
All Together (Public Artwork) — 65.9 mi, 007° N
MacArthur Visits City Park (Attraction) — 67.5 mi, 011° N

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