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Norwood Missouri Map

Explore Norwood, 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 Norwood, Missouri

How to Use This Norwood, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	37.108386
Longitude	-92.414886
Population	578
Density	139.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65717
Area Code	417
County Seat	Hartville
School District	Norwood R-I School District

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About Norwood, Missouri

Norwood is a locality in Wright County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 578. The population density is 139.4 people per km². Norwood is located at 37.1084°N, 92.4149°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65717.

Norwood reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings and fields, spread across the high, uneven terrain of the Missouri Ozarks where the horizon is defined by the uneven silhouette of Tick Ridge. It lies 40.7 miles northwest of West Plains, MO (from West Plains, MO: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Mountain Grove. Dry Creek meanders a mere mile from the center, carving a path through the limestone-heavy soil and providing a quiet, rhythmic pulse to the local landscape. To the north, the earth dips into the curious, shadowed depressions of Bruton Sinks, while the gentle expanse of the countryside remains punctuated by clusters of oak and hickory. The afternoon light here possesses a particular, amber clarity, catching the dust of gravel roads and gilding the tall grasses that sway in the persistent inland breeze. At the Blue Slip Towersite, the land holds a stillness that speaks to the vast, quiet stretches of forest and pasture surrounding these scattered homesteads.

Agriculture remains the primary anchor of the economy in Norwood, with small-scale cattle ranching and timber production sustaining a way of life that values persistence and the slow turning of the seasons. History is held in the sturdy, weathered architecture of older barns and the plain-spoken habits of residents who have long worked this challenging, rocky ground. For those seeking the reflection of the sky on water, Doril Leascher Lake offers a singular, tranquil destination just a short journey away, serving as a focal point for the quiet recreation that defines the region. Life in Norwood moves with the deliberate pace of a place connected more to the cycle of the sun and the needs of the soil than to the frantic demands of distant urban centers. It is a place where the character of the people is as resilient as the flint-filled hills, defined by a steadfast, unadorned integrity that keeps the community rooted in its own distinct geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Slip Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 269° W
Mayberry Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 084° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 078° E
Carl Memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 269° W
Laura Ingals Wilder Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 269° W
Doug Jones Grave (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 272° W
Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 272° W
Shannon Ranch Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 159° S
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 12.3 mi, 150° SE · 1.5M acres
Vera Cruz Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 199° S
Odin Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 317° NW
White Hart Renaissance Fair (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 307° NW
Devils Backbone Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.8 mi, 152° SE · 6,691 acres
Smoke Tree Scenic Vista (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 218° SW
AbbyLee Modern Court Among the Trees ghost sign (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 311° NW
Hubble Spacecraft Statue (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 301° NW
Paddy Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.0 mi, 029° NE · 7,080 acres
Willie Lee (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 216° SW
Ruined Building (Historic Ruins) — 37.8 mi, 223° SW
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Wild & Scenic River) — 39.5 mi, 094° E · 53k acres
Ritz 7 (Cinema) — 41.1 mi, 341° N
City of Ozark Community Building (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 262° W
Rocket Ship Statue (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 347° N
Wommack Mill (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 295° NW
Air & Military Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 281° W
U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 021° N
Springfield Symphony Orchestra (Arts Centre) — 48.3 mi, 279° W
STL Costume Shop (Arts Centre) — 48.3 mi, 279° W
Eleven Point, Missouri Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 53.6 mi, 114° SE · 15k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 61.6 mi, 175° S · 1.1M acres

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