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Lake Tapawingo Missouri Map

Explore Lake Tapawingo, 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 Lake Tapawingo, Missouri

How to Use This Lake Tapawingo, Missouri Map

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

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	Lake Tapawingo
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.021395
Longitude	-94.311616
Population	794
Density	958.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64015
Area Code	816
County Seat	Independence
School District	Blue Springs R-IV School District

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About Lake Tapawingo, Missouri

Lake Tapawingo is a locality in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 794. The population density is 958.0 people per km². Lake Tapawingo is located at 39.0214°N, 94.3116°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Tapawingo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64015.

Lake Tapawingo occupies a tranquil basin where the horizon is defined by the soft, persistent undulations of the Missouri landscape. It lies 1.6 miles west of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 281°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southeast of Independence. The water of Lake Tapawingo remains the focal point of the local topography, reflecting the shifting temper of the Midwestern sky as it transitions from the crisp clarity of dawn to the deep, violet hum of twilight. Dense woodlands skirt the edges of the water, providing a quiet sanctuary for local wildlife and offering a natural boundary that separates the quiet residential clusters from the broader, expansive plains that stretch toward the horizon. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Badger Ridge serves as a distant anchor to an otherwise open and fluid vista, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the dense, leafy canopy of the local foliage and the cooling shade it casts during the long, humid afternoons.

History within Lake Tapawingo is marked by the deliberate cultivation of a residential retreat, a place carved out to harmonize with the winding course of the nearby East Fork Little Blue River. The economy here functions primarily as a quiet extension of the greater regional activity, drawing its character from the proximity to Woods Chapel Park, which maintains the integrity of the local flora and provides a verdant corridor for those who seek the outdoors. Residents often traverse the Lake Vista Trail to observe how the seasons alter the character of the woods, marking the passage of time not by the industrial rush of the city, but by the slow, rhythmic shedding of leaves and the return of birdsong. The atmosphere remains grounded in a plain-spoken, deliberate pace, where the connection to the land—from the water’s edge to the shaded paths—remains the most enduring feature of daily life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hidden Valley Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 310° NW
Skate Statue (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 103° E
Burrus' Old Mill (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 110° E
Fleming Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 178° S
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 016° N
The Blue Spring (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 131° SE
Three Crosses Stand (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 083° E
Glades Observation Station (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 028° NE
Burr Oak Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 014° N
Missouri Town Living History Museum Visitor Center (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 188° S
William L Landahl Park Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 048° NE
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 223° SW
Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 312° NW
National Frontier Trails Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 310° NW
The Peace Pavilion (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 309° NW
Live Art Aquatics (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
Pottery Art (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
Winner Road Gallery (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
Engelwood Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
STG Studio (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 214° SW
Sugar Creek Historical Society (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 312° NW
Chimpanzees (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 263° W
Crocodile (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 263° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 031° NE · 32k acres
Knob Noster State Park (State Park) — 41.0 mi, 117° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 151° SE · 3,906 acres

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