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Shell Knob Missouri Map

Explore Shell Knob, 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 Shell Knob, Missouri

How to Use This Shell Knob, Missouri Map

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

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	Shell Knob
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Barry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.595763
Longitude	-93.596627
Population	1,254
Density	51.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	65747
Area Code	417
County Seat	Cassville
School District	Shell Knob 78 School District

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About Shell Knob, Missouri

Shell Knob is a locality in Barry County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,254. The population density is 51.1 people per km². Shell Knob is located at 36.5958°N, 93.5966°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65747.

Shell Knob emerges from the dense, verdant limestone ridges of the Ozarks where the land folds into itself with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 23.1 miles west of Branson, MO (from Branson, MO: bearing 268°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-northwest of Berryville. The air here carries a heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and pine, especially as the late afternoon light flattens against the slopes of the nearby peak known as Shell Knob. To the west, the landscape dips into the quiet shadows of Ledgerwood Hollow, while the rugged terrain of the Cassville Ranger District provides a dense backdrop of oak and hickory. Nearby, the blue expanse of Table Rock Lake holds the sky in its stillness, its surface occasionally broken by the gentle movement of Mill Creek as it winds through the encroaching timber of the Mark Twain National Forest.

Shell Knob maintains a deliberate pace, defined by the seasonal rhythms of the forest and the water that sustains its modest local economy. The legacy of the land is etched into the limestone bluffs and the winding, narrow roads that discourage haste, requiring a traveler to observe the subtle shifts in the foliage and the way the light catches the gray stone. Those who seek the quietude of the outdoors often traverse the distant Woods Trail, finding a solitude that feels entirely removed from the clamor of the modern world. Life here remains tethered to the natural cycles of the surrounding woods and the reservoir, where the community persists with a plain-spoken endurance, valuing the heavy silence of the trees over the frantic momentum of more populated regions.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Table Rock Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 140° SE
Table Rock Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 127° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 016° N · 1.5M acres
Pilot Knob Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 150° SE
Piney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.9 mi, 015° N · 8,184 acres
Roaring River State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 270° W
Roaring River Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 262° W
Beebe's Roaring River Waterslide (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 270° W
The Point (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 220° SW
Berlin Wall Segment (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 209° SW
Holy Land Tour (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 208° SW
Stubblefield Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 333° NW
Quicksilver Gallery (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 211° SW
Viso Art Studio (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 210° SW
Zarks-A Fine Design Gallery (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 211° SW
Civil War Healing (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 210° SW
Table Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 093° E
Art Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 211° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 093° E
Welk Resort Theatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 088° E
The Runaway Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 084° E
World's Largest Toy Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 078° E
Elite Cinema III (Cinema) — 17.6 mi, 077° E
Branson IMAX (Cinema) — 17.6 mi, 077° E
Hollywood Wax Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 081° E
Castle of Chaos & Hannah's Maze of Mirrors (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 081° E
Ride The Ducks (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 080° E
Hercules-Glades Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.8 mi, 079° E · 12k acres
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.8 mi, 159° S · 89k acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 47.2 mi, 181° S · 1.1M acres

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