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Ethel Missouri Map

Explore Ethel, 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 Ethel, Missouri

How to Use This Ethel, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	39.894752
Longitude	-92.737972
Population	41
Density	68.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63539
Area Code	816
County Seat	Macon
School District	Macon County R-IV School District

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About Ethel, Missouri

Ethel is a locality in Macon County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 68.5 people per km². Ethel is located at 39.8948°N, 92.7380°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ethel is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63539.

Ethel occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Missouri, where the earth stretches out in a patient, rhythmic cadence of farmland and open sky. It lies 22.3 miles south-southwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 202°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northwest of Macon. Little Turkey Creek meanders through the landscape, its narrow, dark-cut channel providing a steady pulse of water that sustains the moisture in the soil long after the spring rains have receded. To the south, the terrain begins to hold the memory of the Ozark hills, though here the horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the distant, hazy blue suggestion of Hog Ridge rising far to the west. The light at dusk settles heavily over the fields, turning the stalks of grain into bronze spindles and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the very air to the ground. Ethel Lake lies just a mile away, a tranquil basin where the stillness of the water reflects the shifting colors of the clouds with an almost mirror-like precision.

Agriculture serves as the slow, steady heartbeat of Ethel, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of every passing season. Settlers long ago recognized the value of this fertile soil, and the traditions of small-scale farming remain etched into the daily labor of those who work the land. While the quietude of the plains suggests a world removed from the clamor of industry, the proximity of Dodd Access offers a modest refuge for those who seek the quiet observation of wildlife amidst the brush and timber. Residents occasionally travel toward the relief of Happy Hollow to find a change in the topography, yet the character of the region is defined by its own modesty and the resilience of its people. Life in Ethel moves with a deliberate, quiet focus, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world, favoring the sound of wind through the grass and the reliable return of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dodd Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 145° SE
Griffith Memorial Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 182° S
Hidden Hollow Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 035° NE
Long Branch Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 097° E
Antique Tractor Display (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 226° SW
Bucklin History Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 227° SW
Time Capsule Stone (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 227° SW
Long Branch Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 105° E
Long Branch State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 113° SE
Cook Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 008° N
Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 222° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 222° SW
Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 221° SW
Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 013° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 226° SW · 3,906 acres
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 022° N
University Theatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 022° N
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 022° N
Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 022° N
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 349° N
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 231° SW · 22k acres
Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 28.7 mi, 227° SW
Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 54.9 mi, 228° SW
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 55.2 mi, 003° N
Clara's View Overlook (Viewpoint) — 57.9 mi, 119° SE
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 353° N
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 58.6 mi, 353° N
Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 205° SW
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 59.7 mi, 347° N
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 75.6 mi, 157° SE · 1.5M acres

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