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West Fork Arkansas Map

Explore West Fork, 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 West Fork, Arkansas

How to Use This West Fork, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.934924
Longitude	-94.18111
Population	2,331
Density	245.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	72774
Area Code	479
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	West Fork School District

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About West Fork, Arkansas

West Fork is a locality in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,331. The population density is 245.5 people per km². West Fork is located at 35.9349°N, 94.1811°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Fork is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 72774.

West Fork emerges where the cool, persistent pulse of the West Fork White River cuts through the limestone bedrock of the Ozark highlands. It lies 9.7 miles south of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 190°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southeast of Farmington. The landscape here is defined by a deep, verdant topography, where the land rises sharply toward the silhouette of Parricks Ridge on the horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, hitting the water with a silver clarity that makes the riverbed appear closer than it truly is. To the south, the terrain dips into the quiet shadows of Boyd Hollow, where the air holds a heavy, damp scent of moss and decaying leaves long after the morning fog has retreated.

West Fork grew from the necessities of survival in a rugged interior, evolving from a frontier outpost into a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the passage of the seasons. While the local pace is dictated by the slow turning of agricultural cycles, residents often seek the stillness of Taylor Park or the quiet banks of Heflin Lake for respite from the labor of the day. The spirit of the locality is forged in the iron-rich soil and the persistence of those who work the timber and the fields. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, reflecting a history that values the endurance of the land over the fleeting ambitions of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Wilson Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 031° NE
Wayside Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 143° SE
Kessler Mountain (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 349° N
White River Park (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 015° N
Ada Post Office Site (Registered Battlefield) — 7.9 mi, 297° NW
Battle Monument (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 295° NW
Morton Hayfield West Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 295° NW
Love Unites Us (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 359° N
University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 359° N
Morton Homesite (Registered Battlefield) — 8.5 mi, 295° NW
World Peace Fountain (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 008° N
Pond Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 007° N
UArk Theater (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 005° N
UARK Bowl (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 005° N
Devil's Den State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 199° S
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 10.0 mi, 197° S · 1.1M acres
Mannon Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 200° S
Mandrell Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 007° N
CCC Fireplace (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 200° S
AMC Fiesta Square 16 (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 008° N
Beaver Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 038° NE
Comic Book & Superhero Toy Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 008° N
Elm Springs Civil War monument (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 351° N
Black Mountain National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 145° SE · 19k acres
Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 327° NW · 252 acres
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 237° SW · 8,813 acres
Rock House (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 123° SE
Mulberry River, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.7 mi, 154° SE · 5,579 acres
KCS Stilwell Depot (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 252° W
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 42.0 mi, 022° N · 1.5M acres

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