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Forest City Missouri Map

Explore Forest City, 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 Forest City, Missouri

How to Use This Forest City, Missouri Map

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

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	Forest City
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Holt County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.982497
Longitude	-95.19192
Population	243
Density	95.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64451
Area Code	816
County Seat	Oregon
School District	South Holt County R-I School District

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About Forest City, Missouri

Forest City is a locality in Holt County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 95.8 people per km². Forest City is located at 39.9825°N, 95.1919°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forest City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64451.

Forest City occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon settles into a wide, unhurried line against the sky. It lies 23.5 miles northwest of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 309°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west of Savannah. The landscape around Forest City leans into the character of the Midwestern plains, defined by flat, fertile stretches that yield to the gentle, rhythmic rise of the earth as one moves toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pigeon Ridge. Water moves with a deliberate, slow gravity through the area, with the persistent flow of Howley Branch carving a narrow path through the soil just a mile away, while the still, reflective surface of Gordan Lake remains a hushed presence four miles to the distance. In the soft light of late afternoon, the shadows of the trees stretch thin and sharp across the fields, lending the terrain a stark, melancholic beauty that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Agriculture serves as the fundamental pulse of life here, with the local economy rooted deeply in the seasonal cycles of the soil and the hard-won patience of those who work it. The nearby Brown (Bob) Conservation Area offers a sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that once defined the broader region, standing as a quiet reminder of the land’s original character before the arrival of the rail lines and the small-town grids. History in this corner of the state is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the local architecture keeps pace with the changing seasons, enduring the sharp winters and the humid, heavy summers with a stoic, plain-spoken grace. Life in Forest City moves according to the demands of the harvest and the changing weather, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet virtue of staying put.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brown (Bob) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 221° SW
Riverbreaks Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 142° SE
Mccormack Loess Mounds (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 332° NW
Payne Landing Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 163° S
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 344° N · 15k acres
Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 309° NW
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.9 mi, 277° W
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 226° SW
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 158° S
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 158° S
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 151° SE
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 237° SW
Govenor Morrill (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 242° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 242° SW
Elizabeth Krebs Mother of Modern Halloween (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 242° SW
Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 242° SW
Windmill Lane (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 242° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 080° E · 3,906 acres
Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 244° SW
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 244° SW
Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 244° SW
Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 244° SW
Fort Smtih (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.7 mi, 130° SE
CB&Q Locomotive 5614 (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 130° SE
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 317° NW
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 220° SW
The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 28.5 mi, 171° S

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