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Wayton Arkansas Map

Explore Wayton, 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 Wayton, Arkansas

How to Use This Wayton, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.919363
Longitude	-93.259588
Population	148
Density	14.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	72628
Area Code	479
County Seat	Jasper
School District	Deer/Mount Judea School District

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About Wayton, Arkansas

Wayton is a locality in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 14.0 people per km². Wayton is located at 35.9194°N, 93.2596°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72628.

Wayton occupies a rugged stretch of the Ozark National Forest, where the landscape rises and falls in long, green swells of hardwood and pine. It lies 24.0 miles south-southwest of Harrison, AR (from Harrison, AR: bearing 200°T), and is situated 32.2 miles north-northeast of Clarksville. Hoghead Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock, its waters clear and cold as they move toward the deep shadows of Haunt Hollow. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and crushed cedar, particularly as the evening light catches the ridge of Smith Mountain, casting a violet hue across the canopy. A traveler might wander toward the Alum Cove National Recreation Trail to find the quiet stillness of the woods, where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the high branches.

Wayton maintains a rhythmic, quiet pulse, defined by a history of timber and small-scale agriculture that remains etched into the character of the surrounding hills. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of the Ozark National Forest for their livelihood and recreation, keeping a pace that favors deliberate work over the rush of distant urban centers. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of land stewardship, with the nearby Henry Koen Experimental Forest serving as a reminder of the region’s long-standing connection to silviculture. Life in Wayton moves with the seasons, from the bright, fragile blossoms of the redbud in early spring to the heavy, golden stillness of late summer afternoons, creating a sense of permanence that anchors the people to this particular corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 182° S · 1.1M acres
Dismal Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.5 mi, 188° S
Wayside Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 085° E
Buffalo River Karst Megasite Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 280° W
South Gap Scenic Point (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 047° NE
Plane Crash Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 044° NE
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.1 mi, 350° N · 89k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 350° N · 35k acres
Upper Buffalo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.4 mi, 264° W · 12k acres
Buffalo River Karst Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 102° E
Hurricane Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.3 mi, 148° SE · 3,851 acres
Gene Rush/buffalo River (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 079° E
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 149° SE
Haw Creek National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 183° S · 3,783 acres
Moore CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 125° SE
Lynn Hollow (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 233° SW
Ozone CCC Camp (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 212° SW
Richland Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 20.5 mi, 093° E · 583 acres
The Old Convertible (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 083° E
Overlook (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 080° E
Boone County Men Served Both Armies / Military Activity in Boone County (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 022° N
AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 019° N
Madison County War Memorial (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 294° NW
Madison County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 293° NW
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 37.3 mi, 017° N
Holy Land Tour (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 323° NW
Berlin Wall Segment (Public Artwork) — 42.6 mi, 323° NW
Viso Art Studio (Gallery) — 42.7 mi, 322° NW
Amused Fine Art & Extraordinary Books (Gallery) — 42.7 mi, 322° NW
Quicksilver Gallery (Gallery) — 42.8 mi, 322° NW

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