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Ava Missouri Map

Explore Ava, 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 Ava, Missouri

How to Use This Ava, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	36.951999
Longitude	-92.660446
Population	2,894
Density	338.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65608
Area Code	417
County Seat	Ava
School District	Ava R-I School District

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About Ava, Missouri

Ava is a locality in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,894. The population density is 338.7 people per km². Ava is located at 36.9520°N, 92.6604°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ava is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65608.

Ava rises from the limestone bedrock of the Ozarks, a place where the light at dusk slants long and amber across the limestone outcrops and the dense, dark timber of the surrounding ridges. It lies 30.5 miles east of Ozark, MO (from Ozark, MO: bearing 99°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south-southeast of Seymour. Prairie Creek carves a narrow, winding path just a mile from the center, its cold current moving with a quiet, persistent gravity through the lower ground before the terrain climbs toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Peaky Ridge. Residents often gather in City Park, a green expanse that serves as a communal anchor amidst the rugged, uneven topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the earth dips into the quiet, moisture-heavy depths of Watered Hollow, where the air grows cool and the scent of damp moss lingers long after the sun has retreated.

Ava maintains a character shaped by the cyclical demands of timber, agriculture, and the enduring independence of the hill country. The local economy persists through the modest, steady labor of those who work the land and the small-scale commerce that keeps the storefronts occupied, reflecting a plain-spoken pragmatism that values utility over ornament. History here is felt in the weight of the landscape itself, a terrain that has demanded grit from those who cleared the brush and established their lives among the deep, limestone-heavy soil. Farther afield, the timber stands of the Ava Ranger District and the serene, still surface of Etuchee Lake offer a respite for those attuned to the solitude of the interior landscape, reinforcing a way of life that measures time not by the rush of the outside world, but by the slow, seasonal transition of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 271° W
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 180° S · 1.5M acres
Douglas County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 281° W
Ava Forestry Office (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 192° S
Unknown Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 274° W
Vera Cruz Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 103° E
Cedar Gap Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 356° N
Rippee Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 114° SE
Smoke Tree Scenic Vista (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 196° S
Carl Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 022° N
Laura Ingals Wilder Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 022° N
Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 021° N
Willie Lee (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 202° S
Bull Shoals Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 176° S
Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.3 mi, 216° SW · 12k acres
Ruined Building (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 215° SW
White Hart Renaissance Fair (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 358° N
Devils Backbone Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.2 mi, 116° SE · 6,691 acres
Hubble Spacecraft Statue (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 333° NW
City of Ozark Community Building (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 279° W
AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 342° N
Yakov's Theatre (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 238° SW
Aetos Center For The Performing Arts (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 279° W
Historic Owen Theatre (Arts Centre) — 37.5 mi, 235° SW
Branson Ghosts & Legends (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 236° SW
Air & Military Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 302° NW
Missouri Institute of Natural Science (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 286° W
NRA National Sporting Arms Museum (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 294° NW
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 53.6 mi, 081° E · 53k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 54.5 mi, 165° S · 1.1M acres

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