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Hale Missouri Map

Explore Hale, 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 Hale, Missouri

How to Use This Hale, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityHale
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyCarroll County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.603633
Longitude-93.342431
Population375
Density263.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code64643
Area Code816
County SeatCarrollton
School DistrictHale R-I School District

About Hale, Missouri

Hale is a locality in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 375. The population density is 263.7 people per km². Hale is located at 39.6036°N, 93.3424°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64643.

Hale occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri landscape where the earth yields to the steady, rhythmic persistence of agriculture. It lies 34.1 miles north-northwest of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 347°T), and is situated 17.3 miles southeast of Chillicothe. Hurricane Creek winds its path through the low-lying terrain, its waters carving a subtle boundary that dictates the drainage of the surrounding fields. To the north, the horizon remains unobstructed, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Stokes Mound rising against the sky. The atmosphere here is colored by a pale, diffuse light that settles over the corn and soybean rows as evening approaches, turning the vast, flat plains into a canvas of muted gold and deep indigo. Residents often look toward the nearby Big Lake when the heat of midsummer lingers, finding a cool respite in the stillness that gathers along its banks.

Hale persists as a testament to the endurance of the agrarian spirit, where the local economy remains deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of the soil. The legacy of early settlement persists in the measured, deliberate pace of daily life, reflecting the plain-spoken character of the region. Those seeking connection to the broader natural world often venture toward the Little Compton Lake Conservation Area, where the flora and fauna of the plains thrive in protected isolation. For others, the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Trail offers a passage through the tall grasses and woodlands that have defined this corner of the state for generations. The collective memory of the people here flows as surely as the currents of Hurricane Creek, sustaining a community that values the quiet harvest and the steady turn of the seasons over the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Little Compton Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 141° SE
  • Fountain Grove Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 035° NE
  • Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.8 mi, 071° E · 22k acres
  • Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 084° E
  • Maxie, The World's Largest Goose (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 056° NE
  • Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 7.3 mi, 105° E
  • Pershing State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 032° NE
  • Bosworth Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 156° SE
  • Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 150° SE · 32k acres
  • Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 18.8 mi, 323° NW
  • Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 207° SW
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 048° NE
  • Van Meter State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 168° S
  • ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 070° E
  • Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 070° E
  • First Methodist Church (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 063° NE
  • Time Capsule Stone (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 062° NE
  • Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 167° S
  • J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 286° W
  • East Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 41.3 mi, 308° NW
  • Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 42.6 mi, 307° NW
  • Old MKT Railroad Bridge (Attraction) — 53.5 mi, 144° SE
  • Kemper Museum (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 143° SE
  • Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 57.2 mi, 045° NE
  • Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 57.4 mi, 044° NE
  • Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library (Museum) — 61.9 mi, 201° S
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 79.4 mi, 128° SE · 1.5M acres

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About This Hale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hale, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.603633, -93.342431. 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 Hale includes the ZIP code (64643), telephone area code (816), county seat of Carroll County (Carrollton), and school district assignment (Hale R-I 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.