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Water Valley Mississippi Map

Explore Water Valley, Mississippi, 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 Water Valley, Mississippi

How to Use This Water Valley, Mississippi Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Water Valley, Mississippi. 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 Mississippi 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 Water Valley.

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	Water Valley
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Yalobusha County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.16199
Longitude	-89.63012
Population	3,380
Density	186.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38965
Area Code	228
County Seat	Water Valley
School District	Water Valley School District

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About Water Valley, Mississippi

Water Valley is a locality in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,380. The population density is 186.2 people per km². Water Valley is located at 34.1620°N, 89.6301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Water Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38965.

Water Valley sprawls across the uneven, verdant terrain of north-central Mississippi, where the land rises into subtle, wooded slopes that eventually ascend toward the distant silhouette of Oak Ridge. It lies 16.2 miles south-southwest of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 203°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south-southwest of University. Otoucalofa Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the encroaching shadow of timber that defines the local horizon. The air here carries a weight of moisture and pine, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, settling over the modest structures and the open expanse of Crawford'S Sports Complex. Only four miles to the west, the vast, still surface of Enid Lake acts as a reservoir for the regional silence, anchoring the geography in a basin of clay and silt.

Water Valley emerged from the iron and steam of the nineteenth century, built upon the arrival of the railroad which dictated the geometry of its downtown streets and the ambition of its early commerce. The economy has shifted from those original locomotive hubs to a quieter existence defined by small-scale industry and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life. Red-brick facades remain as evidence of a time when the rails hummed with constant transit, though now the rhythm of Water Valley is measured by the changing seasons and the persistent growth of kudzu along the embankments. The character of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the endurance of its storefronts and the way the shadows lengthen across the grass at Crawford'S Sports Complex, marking the passage of days in a landscape that values stability over speed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 163° S
Crawford'S Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 194° S
Enid Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 306° NW
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 10.2 mi, 229° SW · 156k acres
George P. Cossar State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 259° W
William L. Buford Stadium (Stadium) — 14.9 mi, 030° NE
Sardis Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 349° N
Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 020° N
James Meredith statue (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 021° N
The Grove (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 022° N
Malco Oxford Studio Cinema (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 018° N
Southside Gallery (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 024° NE
Burns-Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 023° NE
William Faulkner statue (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 024° NE
Studio Whimzy (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 018° N
Upper Sardis Wma (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 041° NE
Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 159° S
John W. Kyle State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 330° NW
Point 8 (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 354° N
Mound D (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 307° NW
Mound C (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 307° NW
Confederate redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 26.4 mi, 198° S
Confederate fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 26.9 mi, 197° S
Christ Centered Cross (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 205° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.9 mi, 197° S · 20k acres
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 208° SW · 8,372 acres
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 102° E · 67k acres
Chickasaw County Coliseum (Stadium) — 41.9 mi, 118° SE
Chickasaw Council House (Monument) — 46.0 mi, 092° E
Oren Dunn City Museum (Museum) — 49.8 mi, 083° E

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