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Gideon Missouri Map

Explore Gideon, 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 Gideon, Missouri

How to Use This Gideon, Missouri Map

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

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	Gideon
State	Missouri (MO)
County	New Madrid County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.444405
Longitude	-89.906009
Population	780
Density	168.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63848
Area Code	816
County Seat	New Madrid
School District	Gideon 37 School District

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About Gideon, Missouri

Gideon is a locality in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 168.2 people per km². Gideon is located at 36.4444°N, 89.9060°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gideon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63848.

Gideon stretches across the flat, fertile expanse of the Bootheel, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the distant, hazy silhouette of Cane Ridge. It lies 16.7 miles north-northeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 27°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southeast of Malden. The earth here is dark and heavy, a profound sediment that demands labor and rewards patience, mirroring the slow, deliberate movement of the sky above. Three miles east, the straight, utilitarian channel of Ditch Number 9 slices through the fields, marking the landscape with a sharp, artificial geometry that directs the runoff of the rains. Beyond the immediate reach of the plow, the air holds a stillness that gathers as the light fails, turning the fields into a muted palette of gray and charcoal before the stars begin their sharp, cold ascent.

Gideon emerged from the timber-rich promise of the early twentieth century, an economy forged in the rhythmic bite of the sawmill and sustained by the resilience of the surrounding cotton rows. The legacy of those early industrial days lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streetscape, a quiet testament to the pragmatism of its founders. While the bustle of the mill has long since ceded its place to the steady hum of modern agriculture, the inhabitants maintain a plain-spoken connection to the soil that once dictated the survival of their ancestors. On quieter afternoons, the residents find respite at Beckwith Park, a place where the social fabric of the neighborhood remains visible in the simple arrangement of benches and open grass. Farther afield, the deeper, untamed quiet of Wilhelmina State Forest waits for those seeking the shade of older timber, while the waters of Devasia Lake provide a still, reflective glass for the changing seasons, grounding the life of Gideon in the enduring, predictable patterns of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morris State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 314° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 338° N
Frisbee Cutoff Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 235° SW
Veterans Wall of Honor (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 338° N
Malden Army Airfield Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 337° NW
Little River Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 192° S
Saint Francis Sunken Lands (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 222° SW
Chalk Bluff Trail Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 280° W
Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 256° W
Pfeiffer Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 256° W
Jones outdoor Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 210° SW
Battle of Island 10 (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 090° E
Caboose (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 353° N
Reelfoot (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 099° E
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 111° E · 3,626 acres
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 166° S
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 206° SW
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.0 mi, 098° E · 16k acres
John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 236° SW
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.1 mi, 200° S · 2,280 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 34.2 mi, 322° NW · 1.5M acres
Malco (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 031° NE
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 051° NE
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 38.2 mi, 136° SE
Lookout/Ob Deck (Viewpoint) — 38.8 mi, 339° N
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.9 mi, 338° N · 7,890 acres
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 134° SE
Abraham Lincoln (Public Artwork) — 46.4 mi, 090° E
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 47.2 mi, 091° E
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 55.9 mi, 086° E

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