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Purcell Missouri Map

Explore Purcell, 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 Purcell, Missouri

How to Use This Purcell, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	37.242278
Longitude	-94.435227
Population	318
Density	282.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64857
Area Code	816
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Webb City R-VII School District

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About Purcell, Missouri

Purcell is a locality in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 282.3 people per km². Purcell is located at 37.2423°N, 94.4352°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Purcell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64857.

Purcell sits amidst the quiet, expansive plains of Missouri, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a vast, pale clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every wooden fence line and silo. It lies 6.8 miles north-northeast of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 13°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-northwest of Carthage. The landscape around Purcell is defined by a gentle, undulating persistence, characterized by open fields that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the earth. Only a mile to the east, the Spring River carves a path through the territory, its water moving with a steady, deliberate purpose that marks the rhythm of the local geography. Five miles beyond the immediate reach of the fields, Elliot Lake rests in a shallow basin, offering a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds, while the more distant, rugged terrain near Lone Elm Hollow suggests a deeper complexity to the regional topography that remains largely undisturbed by the passage of modern transit.

Purcell emerged from the industrious spirit of a region once defined by the extraction of minerals, a history that lingers in the weathered foundations and the resilient character of the local architecture. While the clamor of the early mining era has long since receded into the archives of memory, the economy persists through a grounded commitment to agriculture and the quiet labor of those who remain tethered to the soil. Life in Purcell operates at a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger metropolitan centers, yet it shares a neighborly proximity to spaces like Oronogo Park, which provides a necessary expanse for the quiet recreation of those who live nearby. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Breezy Hill when the air is particularly crisp, acknowledging a landscape that demands both patience and respect from those who call the plains their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oronogo Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 203° SW
Stones Corner Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 219° SW
Webb City Parks & Rec Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 193° S
Kneeling Miner Statue (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 192° S
Praying Hands (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 193° S
Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 193° S
Red Oak 2 (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 105° E
Lakeside Disc Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 225° SW
Vietnamese Martyrs;Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 130° SE
Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 131° SE
Fair Acres Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 134° SE
Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 151° SE
Bethel Prairie Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 016° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 203° SW
Schifferdecker home (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 204° SW
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 211° SW
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 211° SW
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 211° SW
The house of Bonnie and Clyde (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 199° S
Shawnee Trail Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 330° NW
Tow Mater (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 225° SW
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 225° SW
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 17.8 mi, 166° S · 241 acres
Prairie State Park (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 348° N
Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 20.5 mi, 235° SW
Crawford Fishing Lake Number One (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 318° NW
Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 228° SW
WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 171° S
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.2 mi, 204° SW · 8,813 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 50.6 mi, 141° SE · 1.5M acres

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