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Platte Woods Missouri Map

Explore Platte Woods, 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 Platte Woods, Missouri

How to Use This Platte Woods, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	39.229169
Longitude	-94.648013
Population	394
Density	390.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64151
Area Code	816
County Seat	Platte City
School District	Park Hill School District

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About Platte Woods, Missouri

Platte Woods is a locality in Platte County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 390.1 people per km². Platte Woods is located at 39.2292°N, 94.6480°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Platte Woods is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64151.

Platte Woods emerges from the Missouri landscape as a collection of quiet, tree-lined streets that follow the natural contours of the earth. It lies 5.3 miles west-northwest of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northwest of Kansas City. Tall hardwoods shade the residential lots, their leaves catching the low, honeyed light of late afternoon as the sun sinks toward the horizon. Beyond the immediate neighborhood, the terrain slopes gently toward the quiet waters of Lake Waukomis, while the winding course of White Aloe Branch marks the edge of the local woods. On clear days, the distant silhouette of Badger Ridge serves as a faint, jagged line against the western sky, a reminder of the broader geological shifts that shaped these plains. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying leaves, carrying the stillness of a place that values the shelter of its own canopy.

Platte Woods maintains a character defined by its deliberate balance between residential tranquility and the broader economic pulse of the region. Originally established to provide a wooded, suburban retreat, the locality preserves a sense of independence while remaining linked to the industrious spirit of the surrounding plains. Residents often venture toward the nearby Unknown Park to walk the trails, or look toward the distant, deeper depressions of Happy Hollow where the land dips away into the earth. The rhythm of daily life is measured not by grand spectacles, but by the steady maintenance of homes and the quiet transition of seasons. It is a place where history is written in the preservation of the landscape itself, favoring the integrity of the timber and the slow, honest passage of time over the rapid pace of urban expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 113° SE
Line Creek Greenway (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 064° NE
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 330° NW
White Alloe Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 210° SW
Giant Chair (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 133° SE
Tiffany Greens Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 002° N
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 130° SE
Davinson Outdoor Classroom (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 120° SE
Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 342° N
Observation Area/History Area (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 321° NW
Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 100° E
Honor Roll (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 145° SE
Accessible Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 176° S
The Rabbit hOle (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 147° SE
155 Mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 111° E
Kaw Point (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 165° S
TWA Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 159° S
Breakout KC (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 158° S
Arabia Steamboat Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 157° SE
Fury of the Nile (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 114° SE
Mattie Rhodes Center (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 163° S
Stray Cat Film Center (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 161° S
Weston Bend State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 311° NW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.8 mi, 092° E · 32k acres
Lewis And Clark State Park (State Park) — 30.1 mi, 315° NW

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