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Drexel Missouri Map

Explore Drexel, 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 Drexel, Missouri

How to Use This Drexel, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	38.500912
Longitude	-94.60383
Population	968
Density	137.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64742
Area Code	816
County Seat	Harrisonville
School District	Drexel R-IV School District

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About Drexel, Missouri

Drexel is a locality in Cass County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 968. The population density is 137.1 people per km². Drexel is located at 38.5009°N, 94.6038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Drexel is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64742.

Drexel emerges from the expansive horizon of the Missouri plains, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of North Sugar Creek as it carves a path through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 23.3 miles south of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 190°T), and is situated 18.5 miles southwest of Harrisonville. The topography here avoids dramatic flourishes, favoring instead a sequence of subtle swells that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, casting elongated shadows across the fields that seem to stretch toward the distant silhouette of Walley Mound. Moisture gathers in the low-lying basins near the water, where the air grows heavy and cool, grounding the landscape in a quiet, perennial stillness that defies the frantic pace of the modern world. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into an orderly geometry of agriculture, punctuated by the occasional woodlot where the silence is broken only by the shifting of leaves and the distant, rhythmic hum of the wind.

Drexel preserves the remnants of a rail-driven history, its identity tethered to the iron arteries that once dictated the movement of grain and goods across the mid-continental expanse. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the stewardship of the earth, a tradition that manifests in the meticulous care applied to the surrounding acreage and the modest, sturdy character of its architecture. Residents often find their way toward the Louisburg-middlecreek Wildlife Management Area & Fishing Lake for a quiet respite, or watch the seasons turn from the banks of La Cygne Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting cloud formations with glass-like clarity. Life in Drexel moves with a measured, deliberate cadence, reflecting the plain-spoken pragmatism of a community that understands its place within the vast, changing patterns of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Louisburg-middlecreek Wildlife Management Area & Fishing Lake (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 291° W
Louisburg-middlecreek State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 282° W
Rutlander Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 287° W
Middle Creek Lake Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 281° W
Linn County Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 201° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 333° NW
Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 210° SW
Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 243° SW
Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 316° NW
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 219° SW
International Arch (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 297° NW
B&B Theatres (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 048° NE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 187° S · 15k acres
Hillsdale Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 305° NW
John Brown (Public Artwork) — 19.2 mi, 270° W
Hillsdale Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 305° NW
Hillsdale State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 301° NW
Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.3 mi, 154° SE
Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 347° N
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 347° N
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 332° NW
Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 006° N
Eva Reynolds Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 26.5 mi, 354° N
Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 321° NW
Wonderscope Children Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 355° N
The Rice Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 356° N
The White Theatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 355° N
The Pulse Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.3 mi, 002° N
Old Red Bridge Love Locks (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 003° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 137° SE · 3,906 acres

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