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Dawn Missouri Map

Explore Dawn, 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 Dawn, Missouri

How to Use This Dawn, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityDawn
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyLivingston County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.66835
Longitude-93.635491
Population100
Density29.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code64638
Area Code816
County SeatChillicothe
School DistrictSouthwest Livingston County R-I School District

About Dawn, Missouri

Dawn is a locality in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 29.5 people per km². Dawn is located at 39.6683°N, 93.6355°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64638.

Dawn unfolds across a landscape of quiet, expansive plains that stretch toward a horizon occasionally punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of Yankee Ridge. It lies 38.8 miles northeast of Excelsior Springs, MO (from Excelsior Springs, MO: bearing 54°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southwest of Chillicothe. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the silt-heavy waters of Shoal Creek as they meander through the low-lying fields just a mile from the center of town. The immediate surroundings offer a calm, terrestrial grace, where the stillness of Melvin Watkins Lake mirrors the wide, pale sky of the Midwest. To the south, the terrain tilts into the subtle, rhythmic depressions of Bunch Hollow, an area that defines the local topography with its sheltered, verdant pockets.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Dawn, anchoring a local economy that has long favored the patient labor of the field over the frantic pace of the metropolis. Settlers who arrived generations ago sought out these fertile stretches, planting roots in soil that demands an honest, steady commitment to the seasons. Beyond the cultivated rows, residents often seek the solitude of Bunch Hollow Conservation Area, where the land remains largely untamed and the air carries the scent of damp earth and prairie grasses. Life in Dawn moves with the deliberate tempo of a pendulum, a place where the collective memory of the harvest provides a common language for its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bunch Hollow Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 175° S
  • Simpson Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 024° NE
  • Daryl Danner Memorial Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 027° NE
  • Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 022° N
  • Fountain Grove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 077° E
  • Punkin Center Access (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 002° N
  • J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 285° W
  • Maxie, The World's Largest Goose (Public Artwork) — 20.7 mi, 093° E
  • Pershing State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 080° E
  • Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 096° E · 22k acres
  • Holmes Bend Access (State Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 315° NW
  • Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 100° E
  • Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 161° S
  • Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 23.5 mi, 106° E
  • Far West Temple Site (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 271° W
  • East Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 321° NW
  • Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 318° NW
  • Crowder State Park (State Park) — 28.7 mi, 357° N
  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 177° S · 32k acres
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 074° E
  • Lafayette County War Memorial (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 202° S
  • ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 085° E
  • Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 085° E
  • Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 148° SE
  • Jesse James Bank Museum (Museum) — 50.9 mi, 235° SW
  • Clay County Historical Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 235° SW
  • Fury of the Nile (Attraction) — 56.9 mi, 233° SW
  • 155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 57.3 mi, 235° SW
  • Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center (Attraction) — 57.5 mi, 227° SW

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About This Dawn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dawn, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.66835, -93.635491. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dawn includes the ZIP code (64638), telephone area code (816), county seat of Livingston County (Chillicothe), and school district assignment (Southwest Livingston County R-I School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.