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Licking Missouri Map

Explore Licking, 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 Licking, Missouri

How to Use This Licking, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	37.499488
Longitude	-91.857098
Population	2,851
Density	516.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65542
Area Code	573
County Seat	Houston
School District	Licking R-VIII School District

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About Licking, Missouri

Licking is a locality in Texas County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,851. The population density is 516.6 people per km². Licking is located at 37.4995°N, 91.8571°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Licking is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65542.

Licking occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri interior, defined by the persistent, cooling presence of Spring Creek as it meanders through the landscape. It lies 22.9 miles southeast of Fort Leonard Wood, MO (from Fort Leonard Wood, MO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 13.1 miles north-northeast of Houston. The terrain shifts from open fields into dense, shaded woodland, marked by the limestone character of the earth where the distant Zenender Sink hints at the hollow, subterranean life of the plateau. Sunlight here often possesses a filtered, amber quality, catching the dust of gravel roads that stretch toward the horizon, where the distant silhouette of Cabbage Head serves as a lonely anchor for the eyes. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying timber, a sensory reminder of the thick, quiet growth found further out at Cedar Grove State Forest.

Licking maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by a legacy of land stewardship and the quiet labor of the George O. Sf Nursery, where the cultivation of young trees shapes the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy relies on this connection to the soil, with agricultural traditions and forestry work forming a bedrock that has held firm through generations of change. People here carry a plain-spoken clarity, reflecting a culture that values the utility of a well-tended fence or the reliability of a morning routine. Even as modern demands press in, the daily experience in Licking remains tethered to the slow, predictable turning of the regional cycles, where the focus stays fixed on the honest work of the day and the enduring character of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

White (George O.) Sf Nursery (Recreation Easement) — 3.5 mi, 334° NW
Quercus Flatwoods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 329° NW
Mason Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 274° W
Boiling Spring Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 248° W
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 335° NW · 1.5M acres
White River Trace Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 042° NE
Montauk State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 108° E
Paddy Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 277° W · 7,080 acres
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.6 mi, 109° E · 53k acres
Hoodoo (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 281° W
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 077° E
Welch Spring (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 115° SE
Jeanie B. Weaver Dialysis Unit (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 055° NE
Dr. Martin Hart Plaque (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 055° NE
The Deer Statue (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 062° NE
The Gassy Pig (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 061° NE
Dent county museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 060° NE
U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 321° NW
Current River State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 117° SE
Frog Rock (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 321° NW
Old Stagecoach Stop (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 321° NW
Ozark Actors Theatre (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 009° N
Millennium People (Public Artwork) — 31.6 mi, 008° N
Ritz 7 (Cinema) — 45.3 mi, 285° W
Crawford County Historical (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 032° NE
Bell Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.3 mi, 082° E · 9,183 acres
Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 52.4 mi, 160° S · 15k acres
Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 56.2 mi, 040° NE
Taum Sauk Nature Museum (Museum) — 56.5 mi, 088° E
Hawkins Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 059° NE

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