Explore Hardin, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hardin, 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 Hardin.
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 | Hardin |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Ray County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.270847 |
| Longitude | -93.834386 |
| Population | 571 |
| Density | 342.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64035 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Richmond |
| School District | Hardin-Central C-2 School District |
Hardin unfolds across the expansive, fertile plains of Missouri, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims an immense, unburdened portion of the day. It lies 21.5 miles east-southeast of Excelsior Springs, MO (from Excelsior Springs, MO: bearing 103°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Richmond. The earth here is dark and heavy with the promise of harvest, defined by a topography that favors the flat, sweeping reach of farmland over the dramatic verticality of distant landscapes like Yankee Ridge, which remains a mere phantom of shadow on the far western edge of vision. A mile away, the Crooked River traces a slow, deliberate path through the silt, its waters reflecting the shifting gray and amber tones of the clouds as they drift eastward. Nearby, the Hardin Conservation Area offers a quiet sanctuary of native grasses and timber, providing a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, mechanical hum of agricultural machinery that occasionally stirs the heavy air.
Hardin maintains a character forged by the persistence of its people, who have long looked to the fecund soil for their livelihood and stability. The local economy remains anchored in the cycles of planting and yield, a profession that demands an intimate understanding of the seasons and the subtle temperament of the land. History is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring layout of the streets and the collective memory of those who have weathered the floods and the droughts that occasionally test the resolve of the plains. For those seeking a moment of respite, the calm surface of Number 170 Reservoir, situated five miles from the center of activity, offers a place to watch the light fade into a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Life in Hardin moves with the steady, predictable cadence of the seasons, grounded by the weight of the harvest and the quiet dignity of a community tied to the earth.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hardin, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.270847, -93.834386. 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 Hardin includes the ZIP code (64035), telephone area code (816), county seat of Ray County (Richmond), and school district assignment (Hardin-Central C-2 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |