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Foster Missouri Map

Explore Foster, 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 Foster, Missouri

How to Use This Foster, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	38.166139
Longitude	-94.507453
Population	76
Density	61.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64745
Area Code	816
County Seat	Butler
School District	Rich Hill R-IV School District

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About Foster, Missouri

Foster is a locality in Bates County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 61.8 people per km². Foster is located at 38.1661°N, 94.5075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Foster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64745.

Foster occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats. It lies 44.0 miles south of Raymore, MO (from Raymore, MO: bearing 184°T), and is situated 11.5 miles west-southwest of Butler. The terrain here is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of open fields and the low-slung contours of the earth, occasionally broken by the thin, winding ribbon of Gillum Creek just a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Philbrick Hills provide a faint, serrated edge to the skyline, while the air carries a crisp, earthen scent that speaks of deep soil and dormant grasses. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light catches the persistent, swaying stalks of the prairie, casting long, lean shadows that seem to hold the weight of the coming evening in their dark, steady palms.

Foster emerged from the rugged persistence of the frontier, a place where the economy was long anchored by the heavy, dark yield of the earth and the grit of those who worked it. While the industrial pulse has softened over time, the remnants of that industrious spirit remain visible in the layout of the streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local character. Beyond the residential grid, the Peabody Conservation Area offers a vast reach of managed wilderness, serving as a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that thrive in the absence of urban clamor. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Rainey Lake for a sense of reprieve, finding that the slow, deliberate pace of daily life in Foster is mirrored in the way the seasons turn across the open fields, demanding little but offering a profound, solitary peace to those who stay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Peabody Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 149° SE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 289° W · 15k acres
Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.0 mi, 037° NE
Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 151° SE
Old Town Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 099° E
Rich Hill Caboose (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 121° SE
Big Mouth (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 121° SE
Ball Park Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 061° NE
World War Veterans Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 056° NE
Balltown Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 156° SE
Linn County Park (Local Park) — 15.2 mi, 326° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 104° E · 3,906 acres
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 24.2 mi, 234° SW
Opera House (Cinema) — 33.1 mi, 127° SE
John Brown (Public Artwork) — 33.6 mi, 313° NW
Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 337° NW
B&B Theatres (Cinema) — 34.9 mi, 012° N
Crawford State Park (State Park) — 39.3 mi, 204° SW
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 281° W
Prairie State Park (State Park) — 43.7 mi, 183° S
Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 44.8 mi, 347° N
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 45.0 mi, 347° N
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 194° S
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 194° S
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 340° N
Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport (Historic Ruins) — 46.9 mi, 357° N
Fewel Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 48.6 mi, 064° NE
Eva Reynolds Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 50.1 mi, 351° N

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