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Longtown Missouri Map

Explore Longtown, 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 Longtown, Missouri

How to Use This Longtown, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	37.669774
Longitude	-89.773715
Population	90
Density	278.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63775
Area Code	816
County Seat	Perryville
School District	Perry County 32 School District

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About Longtown, Missouri

Longtown is a locality in Perry County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 278.0 people per km². Longtown is located at 37.6698°N, 89.7737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Longtown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63775.

Longtown occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the horizon is defined by the subtle, persistent rise of the land and the deep shadows of Bedwell Hollow. It lies 20.7 miles north-northwest of Jackson, MO (from Jackson, MO: bearing 344°T), and is situated 6.1 miles southeast of Perryville. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and cured hay, a stillness that settles over the fields long before the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of Barbier Ridge. Dry Fork carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-heavy soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-voiced urgency that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding acreage. Light in the late afternoon turns the tall grasses to a muted, dusty gold, casting the entire expanse of the plains into a sharp, clear relief that makes every fence post and weathered barn seem carved from the very bedrock of the territory.

Longtown emerged from the steady labor of families who recognized the promise in the dark, fertile dirt and the necessity of communal trade. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the seasons, with agricultural cycles dictating the pace of life from the spring planting to the final harvest. Residents often seek the quietude of City Park for reflection, while those looking for the stillness of deeper waters travel toward Legion Lake, a short distance away. The legacy of the area is found in the plain-spoken endurance of its people, who maintain a connection to the traditions of the Midwest, where the work of the day is measured by the steady sun rather than the frantic ticking of a clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 312° NW
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 5.8 mi, 311° NW
Red Rock Landing Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 053° NE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 316° NW
Seventy-Six Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 069° E
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.5 mi, 045° NE · 16k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 029° NE · 274k acres
Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 16.6 mi, 024° NE
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.0 mi, 024° NE
Pyroglyphics (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 025° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 277° W · 1.5M acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 18.6 mi, 109° E · 1,959 acres
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.9 mi, 104° E · 4,739 acres
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 108° E
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 133° SE
Wolf Lake Memorial Garden (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 122° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 110° E · 5,830 acres
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 123° SE
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 033° NE
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 093° E
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 156° SE
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 075° E
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 093° E
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 105° E
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 325° NW
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 108° E
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 084° E
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 084° E
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 30.6 mi, 158° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.4 mi, 084° E · 91k acres

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