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Malta Bend Missouri Map

Explore Malta Bend, 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 Malta Bend, Missouri

How to Use This Malta Bend, Missouri Map

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

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	Malta Bend
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Saline County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.193354
Longitude	-93.362986
Population	187
Density	285.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65339
Area Code	573
County Seat	Marshall
School District	Malta Bend R-V School District

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About Malta Bend, Missouri

Malta Bend is a locality in Saline County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 187. The population density is 285.4 people per km². Malta Bend is located at 39.1934°N, 93.3630°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Malta Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65339.

Malta Bend anchors a vast expanse of fertile Missouri farmland where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an uncompromising sky. It lies 10.1 miles west-northwest of Marshall, MO (from Marshall, MO: bearing 299°T), and is situated 13.4 miles south-southeast of Carrollton. The landscape around Malta Bend is defined by the quiet persistence of the Salt Fork, which meanders through the lowlands just one mile from the center of the grid, its banks lined with dense thickets and silt-rich soil. Beyond the cultivated fields, the terrain occasionally breaks into subtle rises, though the distance to the distant Shields Hill remains a ten-mile reminder of the broader, undulating topography of the region. During the late afternoon, the light here takes on a heavy, amber quality, casting long shadows across the heavy earth and giving the simple, utilitarian architecture of the silos and barns a sudden, unexpected depth.

Economic life in Malta Bend remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, with the local grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels of the town’s prosperity. The legacy of the area is tied to the labor of the plains, where generations have worked the dark soil, and the proximity to the Malta Bend Conservation Land provides a rare, undisturbed space for the native grasses and wildlife to thrive just two miles away. Life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the bustle of the state’s larger urban centers, yet connected to the wider world through the seasonal cycles of trade. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Cooks Lake when seeking a reprieve from the heat, finding in the stillness of the prairie landscape a sense of permanence that defines the character of the people living here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Malta Bend Conservation Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 224° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.8 mi, 331° NW · 32k acres
Grand Pass Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 018° N
Van Meter State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 047° NE
Jim the Wonder Dog Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 119° SE
Indian Foothills Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 117° SE
Statue of Liberty Replica (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 115° SE
Miami Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 038° NE
Old Fountain (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 327° NW
Massacre Site (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 217° SW
Kathryn Kuhlman (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 217° SW
Little Sister of Lady Liberty (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 217° SW
Yellow Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 27.2 mi, 018° N
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 018° N · 22k acres
Swan Lake Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 014° N
Knob Noster State Park (State Park) — 31.4 mi, 200° S
Hazel Hill Lake (State Recreation Area) — 32.0 mi, 223° SW
Stauffacher Theatre (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 172° S
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 172° S
Harley Park Lookout (Viewpoint) — 35.7 mi, 115° SE
Old MKT Railroad Bridge (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 114° SE
Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 215° SW
McClure Archives and University Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 214° SW
Kemper Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 114° SE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 42.3 mi, 031° NE
Burr Oak (Attraction) — 52.3 mi, 113° SE
Fewel Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 52.8 mi, 200° S
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 54.1 mi, 115° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 66.7 mi, 108° E · 1.5M acres

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