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Dorena Missouri Map

Explore Dorena, 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 Dorena, Missouri

How to Use This Dorena, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	36.616171
Longitude	-89.237292
Population	280
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	63845, 63836
Area Code	816
County Seat	Charleston

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About Dorena, Missouri

Dorena is a locality in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Dorena is located at 36.6162°N, 89.2373°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 63845, 63836.

Dorena persists as a quiet stretch of earth where the flat, fertile plains of the Bootheel meet the persistent, silty gravity of the Mississippi River. It lies 26.5 miles southeast of Sikeston, MO (from Sikeston, MO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northwest of Hickman. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of damp soil and the dry rustle of corn stalks that stretch toward the horizon in precise, geometric rows. Two miles to the east, the Mississippi River carves a deep, brown path through the landscape, its current a relentless force that shapes the local geography and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the passing days. To the west, the landscape remains largely level, though the faint, hazy silhouette of Sugar Tree Ridge rises seven miles away, providing a jagged, distant contrast to the expansive, unyielding fields that define the immediate surroundings.

Dorena owes its character to the relentless labor of agriculture, a tradition that has anchored the local economy for generations and kept the focus squarely on the yield of the soil. The nearby Dorena Access offers a rare, quiet point of entry to the natural world, while the proximity of the Dorena Crevasse serves as a subtle reminder of the power of water to reshape this flat terrain. Life in Dorena moves with the cycles of planting and harvest, favoring a plain-spoken resilience over the clamor of more modern, industrial lives. The light at dusk here is particularly striking, catching the dust motes and the broad, open sky in a way that turns the gray-brown fields into a vast, muted canvas, reflecting a place that values the steady, quiet endurance of those who have made their home in these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dorena Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 091° E
Seven Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 219° SW
Big Oak Tree State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 304° NW
Big Oak Tree Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 301° NW
Hickman Riverpark (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 158° S
Hickman Downtown Park/Floyd Keith Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 146° SE
Obion Creek/Bayou De Chien (Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 057° NE
Obion Creek/Bayou Du Chien Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 060° NE
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.0 mi, 209° SW · 16k acres
Reelfoot (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 207° SW
Casey Jones Marker (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 110° E
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 324° NW
Davy Crockett (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 143° SE
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 143° SE
Battle of Island 10 (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 228° SW
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 20.4 mi, 114° SE
Caboose (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 217° SW
Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 110° E
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 205° SW · 3,626 acres
Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 018° N
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 018° N
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 012° N
Malco (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 315° NW
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 26.8 mi, 008° N
The Angry Axe (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 133° SE
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.4 mi, 352° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 37.6 mi, 357° N · 274k acres
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 191° S
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 269° W
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 46.4 mi, 045° NE

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