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Wickes Arkansas Map

Explore Wickes, 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 Wickes, Arkansas

How to Use This Wickes, Arkansas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.299736
Longitude	-94.327252
Population	637
Density	105.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71973
Area Code	870
County Seat	Mena
School District	Cossatot River School District

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About Wickes, Arkansas

Wickes is a locality in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 637. The population density is 105.9 people per km². Wickes is located at 34.2997°N, 94.3273°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wickes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71973.

Wickes emerges from the pine-thickened earth of the Ouachita foothills, where the steady, amber flow of Opossum Creek carves a quiet passage through the landscape. It lies 62.0 miles north-northwest of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 344°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north of De Queen. The air here holds the damp, earthen scent of heavy leaf mold and pine needles, lingering long after the sun dips behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of the Cross Mountains. In the cooler hours of the morning, a thin, silver mist clings to the low-lying fields, grounding Wickes in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. To the north, the terrain rises into rugged, forested ridges, while the nearby Fernwood Seep Natural Area preserves a delicate, water-fed ecosystem where rare flora finds refuge in the soft, moss-covered ground.

Timber and the quiet persistence of agricultural life have defined the fiber of Wickes since its earliest days, anchoring the community to the slow, deliberate cycles of the soil. While the rhythm of the modern world pulses elsewhere, life here follows the seasonal turning of the hardwood forests and the demands of the land. Families often look toward the nearby expanse of Gillham Lake for respite, finding a mirror to the sky amidst the dense timberland that dominates the local horizon. The legacy of the railroad and the harvest of the woods remain etched into the town's identity, manifesting in the sturdy, unpretentious structures that line the roads. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand gestures, but by the steady growth of the pines and the persistent, low murmur of the creek winding its way through the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 187° S
Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 051° NE
Gillham Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 140° SE
Gillham Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 135° SE
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 002° N · 1.8M acres
Howard County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 132° SE
Cossatot River, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.6 mi, 035° NE · 4,101 acres
Goat's Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 094° E
Caney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 057° NE · 14k acres
Caney Creek National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 057° NE · 8,038 acres
Old Potter School (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 004° N
Ebenezer Monument (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 014° N
Little Missouri, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.4 mi, 061° NE · 4,104 acres
Smithville Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 303° NW
Little River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.1 mi, 209° SW · 28k acres
Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 342° N · 11k acres
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 185° S · 55k acres
Jet Boat Joe's (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 249° W
Old Reservoir (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 354° N
QWSP Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 354° N
Three Sticks Monument (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 319° NW
Museum of the Red River (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 224° SW
Foreman Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 41.1 mi, 185° S
Wegner Crystal Mines (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 069° E
Ragsdale Arena (Stadium) — 43.9 mi, 018° N
3 Bostons Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 185° S
Hugo Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 62.6 mi, 261° W
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 63.1 mi, 221° SW
Elk Meadow Game Ranch (Attraction) — 63.9 mi, 193° S
Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 65.0 mi, 261° W

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