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Meta Missouri Map

Explore Meta, 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 Meta, Missouri

How to Use This Meta, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	38.312537
Longitude	-92.16601
Population	180
Density	200.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65058
Area Code	573
County Seat	Linn
School District	Osage County R-III School District

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About Meta, Missouri

Meta is a locality in Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 200.9 people per km². Meta is located at 38.3125°N, 92.1660°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Meta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65058.

Meta occupies a quiet expanse of the Missouri landscape, where the persistent flow of Sugar Creek defines the land’s edges with a steady, liquid clarity. It lies 18.3 miles south of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 179°T), and is situated 32.9 miles northwest of Rolla. The terrain here rises in modest, weathered swells, occasionally broken by the dense, shadowed canopy of the Painted Rock State Forest seven miles away. To the horizon, the silhouette of Turn Back Ridge anchors the distance, its form a faint, permanent punctuation mark against the pale, shifting sky. Sunlight in Meta often possesses a heavy, amber quality, lingering over the fields as if reluctant to surrender the day to the cooling evening air. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Number 137 Reservoir reflects the clouds, providing a mirror to the stillness that permeates the surrounding acreage.

Meta maintains a character forged by the industrious spirit of its early residents, who recognized the potential in the fertile soil and the proximity of the water. Local life continues to revolve around the rhythms of agrarian labor and the modest commerce that supports the surrounding farms, keeping the pace deliberate and grounded. The influence of past generations persists in the sturdy architecture and the way Meta Towersite stands as a silent sentinel on the landscape, a functional reminder of the infrastructure that connects these isolated spaces to the wider world. Residents move with a steady, unforced purpose, honoring a history that favors the pragmatic over the ornamental. Even on quiet afternoons, one can sense the weight of the seasons in the way the wind moves through the tall grasses, suggesting a place that remains deeply attuned to the natural cycles of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Meta Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 034° NE
Painted Rock Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 022° N
Osage-Tavern Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 272° W
Boeckman Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 213° SW
Museum of Missouri Military History (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 017° N
Soldiers' Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 359° N
Sonny Liston Portrait (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 001° N
Missouri State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 000° N
Cole County War Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 359° N
Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 359° N
Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 359° N
Lewis and Clark Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 359° N
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 359° N
Lohman Building (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 359° N
Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 360° N
Katy Trail (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 010° N
GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 347° N
Cote Sans Dessin (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 026° NE
Stark Caverns (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 265° W
Lake Of The Ozarks State Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 237° SW
Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 25.7 mi, 235° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 034° NE · 32k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 26.6 mi, 358° N · 1.5M acres
The History Tree (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 253° W
Cedar Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 32.8 mi, 359° N · 42 acres
Ozark Actors Theatre (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 139° SE
Old Stagecoach Stop (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 183° S
Paddy Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.6 mi, 174° S · 7,080 acres
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 65.3 mi, 155° SE · 53k acres

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