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Lake Viking Missouri Map

Explore Lake Viking, 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 Viking, Missouri

How to Use This Lake Viking, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	39.934501
Longitude	-94.071195
Population	486
Density	23.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	64640
Area Code	816
County Seat	Gallatin
School District	Gallatin R-V School District

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About Lake Viking, Missouri

Lake Viking is a locality in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 23.8 people per km². Lake Viking is located at 39.9345°N, 94.0712°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64640.

Lake Viking emerges from the Missouri landscape as an expansive, man-made reservoir that anchors the surrounding countryside with its quiet, reflective waters. It lies 42.0 miles north-northeast of Excelsior Springs, MO (from Excelsior Springs, MO: bearing 11°T), and is situated 16.2 miles northeast of Cameron. South Big Creek winds its way through the nearby terrain, its path carving a subtle, serpentine corridor that feeds the moisture of the lowlands and sustains the verdant sprawl of the tallgrass prairie. To the west, the horizon remains open and vast, though on the clearest days, the faint, hazy silhouette of Yankee Ridge can be perceived as a suggestion of elevation far beyond the immediate plains. The atmosphere here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory memory of the Midwest that intensifies as the sun slips behind the western tree lines, casting long, bruised shadows across the water’s edge.

Development at Lake Viking has transformed the rural character of the region, creating a private enclave where the local economy is defined by residential stewardship and the seasonal rhythms of recreation. While the nearby Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo provides a protected sanctuary for native fauna, the land itself bears the marks of mid-century planning, where the shift from traditional row-crop agriculture to lake-focused living reshaped the local identity. The pace of life is dictated by the slow transition of the seasons, from the harsh, biting chill of winter to the humid, insect-humming warmth of midsummer nights. Residents maintain a practical, plain-spoken connection to the soil, recognizing that the vitality of Lake Viking depends as much on the preservation of the watershed as it does on the community’s shared investment in the quietude of their surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.8 mi, 031° NE · 3,906 acres
Winston Radio Facility (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 238° SW
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 060° NE
Tower Hill Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 061° NE
Holmes Bend Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 110° E
Gallatin Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 126° SE
Elam Bend Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 315° NW
J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 163° S
Far West Temple Site (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 190° S
History of Amity Area (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 255° W
Wallace State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 201° S
Crowder State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 058° NE
Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 106° E
Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 235° SW
Glore Psychiatric Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 255° W
Black Archives Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 255° W
Excelsior Springs High School Performance Art Center (Theatre) — 41.6 mi, 193° S
Pony Express Monument (Public Artwork) — 42.8 mi, 255° W
CB&Q Locomotive 5614 (Attraction) — 43.0 mi, 254° W
Fort Smtih (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.5 mi, 255° W
Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 49.9 mi, 142° SE
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.0 mi, 187° S · 32k acres
Jesse James Bank Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 201° S
Clay County Historical Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 201° S
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 260° W
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 260° W

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