Explore Rush Hill, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rush Hill, 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 Rush Hill.
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 | Rush Hill |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Audrain County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.21004 |
| Longitude | -91.721552 |
| Population | 103 |
| Density | 220.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 65280 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| County Seat | Mexico |
| School District | Community R-VI School District |
Rush Hill emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Missouri plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, open sky above. It lies 9.1 miles east-northeast of Mexico, MO (from Mexico, MO: bearing 72°T), and is situated 14.3 miles west-southwest of Vandalia. West Lick Creek meanders through the surrounding acreage, its presence marked by the deepening of green in the low-lying grasses and the sudden, rhythmic chattering of birds hidden in the brush. Three miles away, the Sears (F. O. And Leda J.) Memorial Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall prairie stalks and quiet thickets, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Cedar Ridge hangs like a frayed hem against the western sky twenty-two miles away. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, honeyed thickness, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until the earth and sky seem to dissolve into a single, seamless gray.
Agriculture serves as the foundational pulse of Rush Hill, a legacy etched into the orderly geometry of the surrounding fields and the enduring stoicism of its inhabitants. Though the nearby waters of Howard Fairchild Lake provide a serene stillness four miles from the center, the economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the soil, demanding a patient, deliberate labor that defines the local character. There is a plain-spoken integrity in the way the day unfolds, a rhythm dictated by the turning of tractor tires and the distant, low hum of machinery rather than the hurried pace of larger centers. History in Rush Hill is not found in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, weathered silhouettes of barns and the persistent, quiet determination of those who tend the land, ensuring that the legacy of this place remains as steady and unassuming as the plains themselves.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rush Hill, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.21004, -91.721552. 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 Rush Hill includes the ZIP code (65280), telephone area code (573), county seat of Audrain County (Mexico), and school district assignment (Community R-VI 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |