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Rockaway Beach Missouri Map

Explore Rockaway Beach, 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 Rockaway Beach, Missouri

How to Use This Rockaway Beach, Missouri Map

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

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	Rockaway Beach
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Taney County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.699228
Longitude	-93.159902
Population	829
Density	507.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65740
Area Code	417
County Seat	Forsyth
School District	Branson R-IV School District

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About Rockaway Beach, Missouri

Rockaway Beach is a locality in Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 829. The population density is 507.3 people per km². Rockaway Beach is located at 36.6992°N, 93.1599°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockaway Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65740.

Rockaway Beach marks the threshold where the White River slows its pace, curling through the limestone bluffs that anchor the southern reaches of the state. It lies 5.0 miles northeast of Branson, MO (from Branson, MO: bearing 40°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northeast of Hollister. The landscape here is defined by the steady, cool currents of Lake Taneycomo, which hold the morning mist against the steep banks until the sun climbs high enough to burn the dampness from the air. To the west, the jagged silhouettes of the Snapp Balds rise like broken teeth against the horizon, casting long, violet shadows across the deep, quiet folds of Gettman Hollow. The air carries a scent of damp shale and cedar, a sharp, clean clarity that settles into the lungs during the long, humid afternoons of the interior.

Rockaway Beach evolved from a quiet retreat into a place defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water and the recreation that follows the shoreline. Visitors frequent the Rockaway Beach Access to cast lines or watch the water catch the fading light, a ritual that has sustained the local rhythm for generations. While the dense, undisturbed timber of the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area remains a short distance away, the life of Rockaway Beach remains tethered to the riverbed and the shifting colors of the water. The local economy relies on this connection to the outdoors, favoring the steady hum of visitors over the frantic pace of the plains to the north. Life here moves with the current, plain-spoken and unvarnished, reflecting the resilience of a landscape that has long provided shelter to those who prefer the shade of the hills to the noise of the city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis Memorial Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 332° NW
Boston Ferry Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 257° W
Bull Creek Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 296° NW
Bull Shoals Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 128° SE
Bull Shoals Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 132° SE
Branson Forestry Office (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 264° W
Yakov's Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 236° SW
Branson Recplex (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 257° W
Town Square Amphitheatre Stage & Water-and-Fire Show (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 218° SW
Branson Ghosts & Legends (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 220° SW
Historic Owen Theatre (Arts Centre) — 5.0 mi, 219° SW
Branson Meadows Cinemas 11 (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 242° SW
Lakeside Forest Wildnerness Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 226° SW
Celebrity Car Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 231° SW
Grand Country Fun Spot (Theme Park) — 6.6 mi, 234° SW
Grand Country Resort (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 234° SW
Ride The Ducks (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 235° SW
Branson IMAX (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 246° SW
Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 237° SW
Hollywood Wax Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 237° SW
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 7.9 mi, 001° N · 1.5M acres
World's Largest Toy Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 243° SW
The Runaway Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 233° SW
Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 092° E · 12k acres
Table Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 227° SW
Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 087° E
Ruined Building (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 089° E
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.1 mi, 163° S
Piney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.2 mi, 269° W · 8,184 acres
City of Ozark Community Building (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 354° N

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