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Novelty Missouri Map

Explore Novelty, 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 Novelty, Missouri

How to Use This Novelty, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	40.012539
Longitude	-92.208238
Population	102
Density	140.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63460
Area Code	314
County Seat	Edina
School District	Knox County R-I School District

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About Novelty, Missouri

Novelty is a locality in Knox County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 102. The population density is 140.7 people per km². Novelty is located at 40.0125°N, 92.2082°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Novelty is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63460.

Novelty maintains a quiet composure within the expansive agricultural reaches of Missouri, where the North River carves a subtle, winding path through the landscape. It lies 23.5 miles east-southeast of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 122°T), and is situated 23.4 miles northeast of Macon. The terrain here is defined by broad, open fields and the low-slung horizon of the plains, occasionally punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of Bee Ridge. A mile away, the Novelty Radio Facility stands as a silent sentinel over the fields, its structural presence grounding the otherwise fluid movement of wind across the tall grasses. At dusk, the light stretches thin and amber over the soil, casting long shadows that emphasize the flat, deliberate rhythm of the earth.

Agriculture dictates the pace of life in Novelty, where the seasons are measured by the planting and the heavy silence of the harvest. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the presence of Spencer Draw nine miles away offers a reminder of the subtle geological depressions that define the local drainage patterns. Residents occasionally travel toward the quiet waters of Gelbach Farms Lake, a destination that provides a solitary respite from the steady, predictable labor of the fields. There is an understated endurance in the way Novelty persists, a place where the history of the soil remains the primary narrative, written in the furrows of the land and the patient, plain-spoken habits of those who work it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Novelty Radio Facility (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 275° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 213° SW · 3,906 acres
White Oak Bend Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 095° E
Sever (Henry) Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 086° E
Atlanta Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 240° SW
Long Branch Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 236° SW
Long Branch Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 231° SW
Long Branch State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 230° SW
University Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 302° NW
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 302° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 305° NW
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 303° NW
Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 304° NW
Thousand Hills State Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 299° NW
Barnette Statue (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 004° N
Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 004° N
Sunrise Mural (Public Artwork) — 30.9 mi, 004° N
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 37.1 mi, 298° NW
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 37.6 mi, 077° E
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 38.4 mi, 111° E
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.2 mi, 062° NE · 10k acres
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 097° E
Clara's View Overlook (Viewpoint) — 42.6 mi, 148° SE
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 097° E
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 095° E
Walt Disney Hometown Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 243° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 243° SW
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 47.7 mi, 113° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 75.5 mi, 175° S · 1.5M acres

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