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Fortescue Missouri Map

Explore Fortescue, 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 Fortescue, Missouri

How to Use This Fortescue, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	40.05222
Longitude	-95.318312
Population	21
Density	105.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64437
Area Code	816
County Seat	Oregon
School District	Craig R-III School District

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About Fortescue, Missouri

Fortescue is a locality in Holt County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 21. The population density is 105.3 people per km². Fortescue is located at 40.0522°N, 95.3183°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fortescue is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64437.

Fortescue occupies a flat expanse of the Missouri bottomlands where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of immense, shifting sky. It lies 31.1 miles southwest of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 15.0 miles east of Falls City. The Old Channel Tarkio River meanders through the periphery of the landscape, its slow, dark currents carving a path through the alluvial soil that defines the regional terrain. To the west, the subtle silhouettes of Pigeon Ridge emerge as a faint, jagged suggestion against the fading light of dusk, reminding observers of the higher ground that anchors the distance. Only a mile away, the surface of Big Lake catches the amber glow of the setting sun, acting as a quiet mirror for the migratory birds that pass through these plains. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, carrying a stillness that settles deep into the marrow as evening shadows lengthen across the fields.

Fortescue remains a place tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, where the prosperity of the local economy rises and falls with the cycles of the harvest. Historically established as a waypoint in a landscape dominated by vast, fertile acreage, the locality maintains a modest scale that reflects the pragmatism of its inhabitants. Residents often find their way toward Big Lake State Park to seek the shade of the woodlands or to observe the seasonal changes that mark the passage of time across the open plains. Life in Fortescue moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the traditions of those who have long worked this demanding soil. It is a quiet existence, defined by the steady labor of the fields and the endurance of a population that understands the value of a well-tended crop and a clear, unobstructed view of the stars.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 322° NW
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.1 mi, 058° NE · 15k acres
Mccormack Loess Mounds (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 091° E
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 230° SW
Brown (Bob) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 149° SE
Margrave Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 251° W
Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 344° N
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 191° S
Brown State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 192° S
Richardson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 273° W
Richardson County Military History Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 273° W
John Philip Falter Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 273° W
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 210° SW
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 319° NW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 220° SW
Grave of Homer White (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 220° SW
Civil War Cannon (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 220° SW
Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 217° SW
Windmill Lane (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 217° SW
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 220° SW
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 146° SE
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 142° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 092° E · 3,906 acres
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 203° SW
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 323° NW
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 323° NW
Fort Smtih (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.9 mi, 129° SE

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