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Advance Missouri Map

Explore Advance, Missouri, 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 Advance, Missouri

How to Use This Advance, Missouri Map

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

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	Advance
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Stoddard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.104496
Longitude	-89.910649
Population	1,349
Density	466.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63730
Area Code	816
County Seat	Bloomfield
School District	Advance R-IV School District

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About Advance, Missouri

Advance is a locality in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,349. The population density is 466.3 people per km². Advance is located at 37.1045°N, 89.9106°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Advance is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63730.

Advance emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the bootheel region, where the horizon pulls tight against the sky and the earth holds a dark, fertile promise. It lies 23.4 miles southwest of Jackson, MO (from Jackson, MO: bearing 215°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-southwest of Chaffee. The Goose Pond Hills rise to the west like a slow, deliberate folding of the landscape, providing a silent boundary that shades the morning light before it spills across the fields. Nearby, the quiet progress of Ash Slough traces the low ground, its waters moving with a gravity that seems to hold the very memory of the soil. Beyond the cultivated rows, the Duck Creek Ca (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit) offers a tangled, ancient contrast, where the air grows heavy and cool under the canopy. This terrain does not ask for attention; it simply exists in a state of patient, rhythmic endurance, shifting color from the pale green of early spring to the deep, scorched bronze of a Missouri harvest.

Advance carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of the rail and the plow, a place where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the grain elevator and the needs of the surrounding acreage. Life here follows the steady, predictable pulse of a workday, marked by the sound of engines on the road and the quiet industry of hands accustomed to labor. While Jenkins Basin draws the eye toward the deeper contours of the land, the residents look toward the seasons, their lives shaped by the same weather that dictates the success of a crop. A traveler might find a particular stillness near the edges of Masters Lake, where the water reflects the sky with a clarity that renders the surrounding plains both vast and intimate. In Advance, the social fabric is woven from a plain-spoken reliability, a culture that values the work finished before sunset and the simple, enduring connections formed over generations in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Duck Creek Ca (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit) (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 295° NW
Duck Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 263° W
Maple Flats Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 289° W
Aquilla Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 186° S
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 252° W · 43k acres
HWY 51 Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 234° SW
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 252° W · 7,890 acres
Caboose (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 187° S
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 061° NE
World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 055° NE
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 047° NE
Malco (Cinema) — 24.3 mi, 130° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 332° NW · 1.5M acres
Fort D (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 059° NE
Lake Wappappello State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 244° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 27.5 mi, 069° E · 274k acres
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.2 mi, 089° E
Rockpile Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.5 mi, 308° NW · 4,281 acres
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 187° S
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 088° E · 33k acres
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 187° S
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 127° SE
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 39.0 mi, 040° NE · 1,959 acres
La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 39.2 mi, 041° NE
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 41.5 mi, 099° E
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 41.6 mi, 100° E
Huck's Cove (Theme Park) — 43.4 mi, 328° NW
Council Ring (Theatre) — 44.6 mi, 328° NW
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 045° NE
Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 46.0 mi, 101° E

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