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Gower Missouri Map

Explore Gower, 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 Gower, Missouri

How to Use This Gower, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	39.61083
Longitude	-94.5994
Population	1,533
Density	597.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64454
Area Code	816
County Seat	Plattsburg
School District	East Buchanan County C-1 School District

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About Gower, Missouri

Gower is a locality in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,533. The population density is 597.3 people per km². Gower is located at 39.6108°N, 94.5994°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gower is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64454.

Gower emerges from the northwestern Missouri landscape as a quiet junction of fertile soil and open sky. It lies 15.5 miles north of Smithville, MO (from Smithville, MO: bearing 356°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-northwest of Plattsburg. Jenkins Branch traces a path through the earth nearby, feeding the local drainage and grounding the town in the steady, unassuming movement of water toward the larger basins of the Midwest. The horizon here is vast, marked only by the distant, faint silhouette of Yankee Ridge far to the west, while the immediate surroundings consist of productive, level expanses that catch the low, amber light of sunset with a particular, lingering clarity. Beyond the cultivated fields, the terrain holds a stillness that suggests the slow, deliberate pace of the plains, where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the promise of the coming season.

Gower functions as a bridge between the agricultural traditions of the region and the modest commerce of a working population. Residents find respite in the nearby Kendzora (Anthony And Beatrice) Conservation Area, a space that preserves the raw, unadorned character of the local woods and meadows, while the nearby Weakley Lake offers a quiet point of reflection for those who seek the water’s edge. History in Gower is measured in the persistence of family farms and the careful maintenance of local roads that link the surrounding plots to the center of life. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the small-scale enterprise that sustains the daily needs of the people, fostering a culture defined by a plain-spoken integrity that values the work done before the heat of the day reaches its peak.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 026° NE
Kendzora (Anthony And Beatrice) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 198° S
Burton Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 251° W
Belcher Branch Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 254° W
Smithville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 161° S
Smithville Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 156° SE
Lathrop Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 106° E
Walter Cronkite Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 316° NW
Southwest Parkway (Local Park) — 14.8 mi, 308° NW
Remembrance Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 176° S
Black Archives Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 316° NW
Glore Psychiatric Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 316° NW
CB&Q Locomotive 5614 (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 307° NW
Pony Express Monument (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 309° NW
Fort Smtih (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.9 mi, 309° NW
Wallace State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 082° E
Weston Bend State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 224° SW
Bella Company (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 230° SW
Northland Artists' Gallery (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 230° SW
The National Silk Art Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 230° SW
Back Roads Art (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 229° SW
Observation Area/History Area (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 197° S
Lewis and Clark Center (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 223° SW
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 188° S
Excelsior Springs High School Performance Art Center (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 134° SE
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 298° NW
The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 27.3 mi, 265° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 339° N · 3,906 acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.4 mi, 142° SE · 32k acres

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