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Pontiac Missouri Map

Explore Pontiac, 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 Pontiac, Missouri

How to Use This Pontiac, Missouri Map

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

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.

CityPontiac
StateMissouri (MO)
CountyOzark County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude36.51562
Longitude-92.603776
Population123
Density19.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code65729
Area Code417
County SeatGainesville
School DistrictGainesville R-V School District

About Pontiac, Missouri

Pontiac is a locality in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 19.0 people per km². Pontiac is located at 36.5156°N, 92.6038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65729.

Pontiac holds a quiet posture amidst the rugged, limestone-ribbed terrain of the southern Missouri landscape. It lies 35.2 miles east-southeast of Branson, MO (from Branson, MO: bearing 104°T), and is situated 17.4 miles northwest of Mountain Home. The earth here rises in steady, shaded swells toward the distant silhouette of Long Mountain, creating a horizon that feels both expansive and protective. Beneath the canopy of oak and hickory, the land dips into the quiet seclusion of Coilep Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp weight even in the heat of midday. Water defines the edges of this geography, with the Little North Fork White River carving a serpentine path through the bedrock just a mile away, its current pulling steadily toward the vast, still expanse of Bull Shoals Lake.

Pontiac remains defined by the slow pulse of the Ozark seasons, where the economy is tethered to the land and the pull of the water. Visitors often find their way to the Bull Shoals Recreation Area, a place where the stillness of the woods meets the open recreation of the reservoir. Local life moves with the deliberate pace of those who watch the light change over the water, favoring the plain-spoken habits of a region shaped by generations of persistence. The history of Pontiac is written in the soil and the timber, a testament to a people who have long understood that the value of the terrain lies not in its haste, but in the enduring, quiet clarity of its streams and the deep, green shadows of its hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bull Shoals Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 271° W
  • Bull Shoals Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 234° SW
  • Bull Shoals White River State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 198° S
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 001° N · 1.5M acres
  • Timber Knob Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 066° NE
  • Caney Mountain Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Willie Lee (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 321° NW
  • Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 138° SE
  • Mountain Home Farmer's Market (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 135° SE
  • Caney Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 332° NW
  • Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 139° SE
  • Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 310° NW · 12k acres
  • State Line (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 094° E
  • House Ruins (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 104° E
  • Ruined Building (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 311° NW
  • Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 25.0 mi, 155° SE · 1.1M acres
  • Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.6 mi, 163° S · 89k acres
  • Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 163° S · 35k acres
  • Trail Head Lower Wilderness. (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 163° S
  • Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 26.0 mi, 258° W
  • Sinkhole Icebox (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 176° S
  • AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 33.9 mi, 237° SW
  • Town Square Amphitheatre Stage & Water-and-Fire Show (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 285° W
  • Branson Hot Hits Theater (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 285° W
  • Historic Owen Theatre (Arts Centre) — 35.2 mi, 285° W
  • Branson Ghosts & Legends (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 285° W
  • Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 35.3 mi, 155° SE · 5,852 acres
  • Celebrity Car Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 284° W
  • Grand Country Fun Spot (Theme Park) — 37.2 mi, 284° W
  • North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 39.6 mi, 150° SE · 3,765 acres

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About This Pontiac Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pontiac, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.51562, -92.603776. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pontiac includes the ZIP code (65729), telephone area code (417), county seat of Ozark County (Gainesville), and school district assignment (Gainesville R-V School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.