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Pleasant Hope Missouri Map

Explore Pleasant Hope, 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 Pleasant Hope, Missouri

How to Use This Pleasant Hope, Missouri Map

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

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	Pleasant Hope
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Polk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.463098
Longitude	-93.27269
Population	657
Density	164.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	65725, 65613
Area Code	417
County Seat	Bolivar
School District	Pleasant Hope R-VI School District

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About Pleasant Hope, Missouri

Pleasant Hope is a locality in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 164.2 people per km². Pleasant Hope is located at 37.4631°N, 93.2727°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pleasant Hope is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 65725, 65613.

Pleasant Hope emerges from the quiet intersection of prairie and woodland, where the horizon widens to accommodate the slow, rhythmic shift of the seasons across the Missouri landscape. It lies 12.9 miles southeast of Bolivar, MO (from Bolivar, MO: bearing 144°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north of Springfield. A mile from the center, the waters of Bear Creek trace a serpentine path through the terrain, their currents carving subtle indentations into the earth that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant silhouette of the Blue Mounds rises against the sky, a softened, weathered spine that anchors the view to the south. Two miles away, the still surface of Chester Jenkins Lake reflects the changing light, acting as a quiet mirror for the clouds that drift over the Pleasant Hope Conservation Area, where the native grasses sway in a steady, unforced cadence.

Settlement in Pleasant Hope grew from the persistence of early agrarian families who recognized the fertility of the soil and the endurance required to tame the thick, timbered sections of the region. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy of husbandry and trade, with the daily life of the populace revolving around the steady commerce of the fields and the modest, essential services that sustain the surrounding countryside. Residents often navigate their days with a plain-spoken diligence, mindful of the long shadows cast by the history of the land, which stretches back to the first homesteads that staked a claim in the soil. Even as the modern world encroaches, the pace of life here maintains a deliberate, grounded quality, punctuated by the seasonal labor of harvest and the quiet, persistent pulse of a locality that values the strength of its own foundations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pleasant Hope Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 204° SW
Sare (Dale) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 204° SW
Sunset Park Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 344° N
Wommack Mill (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 129° SE
Ritter Springs Park (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 196° S
Fantastic Caverns (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 201° S
Stockton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 281° W
Buffalo Historic Society (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 038° NE
Stockton Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 289° W
Beaver Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 161° S
Air & Military Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 175° S
Charity Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 077° E
Wilhoit Theatre (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 182° S
Springfield Ballet (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 182° S
STL Costume Shop (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 182° S
Springfield Symphony Orchestra (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 182° S
History on the Square (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 183° S
Randy Bacon Photography (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 184° S
The Moxie (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 184° S
Formed Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 183° S
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 203° SW
NRA National Sporting Arms Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 184° S
Vietnam Memorial Garden (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 189° S
Hubble Spacecraft Statue (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 113° SE
Living Memorial (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 177° S
Stockton State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 289° W
Bennett Spring State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 051° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 36.8 mi, 167° S · 1.5M acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 313° NW · 3,906 acres
Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.2 mi, 162° S · 12k acres

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