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Glasgow Missouri Map

Explore Glasgow, 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 Glasgow, Missouri

How to Use This Glasgow, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityGlasgow
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyHoward County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.227251
Longitude-92.846576
Population1,087
Density308.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code65254
Area Code573
County SeatFayette
School DistrictGlasgow School District

About Glasgow, Missouri

Glasgow is a locality in Howard County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,087. The population density is 308.4 people per km². Glasgow is located at 39.2273°N, 92.8466°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glasgow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65254.

Glasgow marks the horizon with a quiet persistence where the Missouri River bends through the landscape, carving a wide, silt-heavy path through the heart of the state. It lies 20.1 miles east-northeast of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 69°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Boonville. The earth here is defined by the heavy, fertile soil of the river valley, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses and the expansive fields into a deep, burnished bronze. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into subtle, open swells that suggest the vastness of the plains to the north. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Star Lake hold the reflection of the sky, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, steady movement of the river nearby. The air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and coming weather, a reminder of the raw, unhurried power that shaped this terrain long before the first settlement took hold.

Glasgow grew from the necessity of the river trade, serving as a vital point for steamboats that once navigated the Missouri River to carry goods and people into the interior of the country. This heritage remains visible in the sturdy, brick-fronted buildings that define the center, where the economy still finds its footing in the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding farmland. Two miles away, the Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge preserves the wilder, unmanaged character of the bottomlands, providing a sanctuary for the migratory birds that pass through the corridor each season. Life in Glasgow moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own geography, favoring the plain-spoken habits of people who have learned to work in harmony with the shifting nature of the river and the cycles of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.1 mi, 270° W · 32k acres
  • Lewis Mill Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 340° N
  • Dalton Bottoms Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 315° NW
  • City Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 122° SE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 125° SE
  • Arrow Rock Historic Marker (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 206° SW
  • Katy Trail (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 161° S
  • Franklin Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 156° SE
  • Davisdale Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Old MKT Railroad Bridge (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 164° S
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 162° S
  • Harley Park Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.1 mi, 165° S
  • Kemper Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 162° S
  • Pete the Pterobutterdactylfly (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 164° S
  • Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 249° W
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 163° S
  • Van Meter State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 278° W
  • Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.0 mi, 330° NW · 22k acres
  • Burr Oak (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 138° SE
  • Access Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.7 mi, 124° SE
  • Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Launer Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 124° SE
  • Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.6 mi, 323° NW
  • Schnabel Woods Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.6 mi, 138° SE
  • Courthouse Columns (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 124° SE
  • Resident Arts (Arts Centre) — 33.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Sager Reeves Gallery (Gallery) — 33.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Ragtag Cinema (Cinema) — 33.9 mi, 124° SE
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 42.7 mi, 124° SE · 1.5M acres

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About This Glasgow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glasgow, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.227251, -92.846576. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glasgow includes the ZIP code (65254), telephone area code (573), county seat of Howard County (Fayette), and school district assignment (Glasgow School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.