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Southwest City Missouri Map

Explore Southwest City, 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 Southwest City, Missouri

How to Use This Southwest City, Missouri Map

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

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	Southwest City
State	Missouri (MO)
County	McDonald County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.5205
Longitude	-94.6103
Population	922
Density	243.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64863
Area Code	816
County Seat	Pineville
School District	McDonald County R-I School District

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About Southwest City, Missouri

Southwest City is a locality in McDonald County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 922. The population density is 243.3 people per km². Southwest City is located at 36.5205°N, 94.6103°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Southwest City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64863.

Southwest City anchors a quiet corner of the Ozark plateau where the land transitions into a tapestry of hardwood timber and open pasture. It lies 27.6 miles south-southwest of Neosho, MO (from Neosho, MO: bearing 209°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Bella Vista. Honey Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography, its seasonal pulse dictating the slow drainage of the surrounding fields. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially as the sun dips toward the horizon, casting long, amber shadows across the fence lines and illuminating the limestone dust that clings to the gravel roads. To the west, the expansive waters of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees exert a subtle influence on the regional climate, bringing a mild humidity that encourages the growth of dense, green thickets in the lower draws. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Tatum Hill, grounding the horizon in a steady, geologic permanence.

Southwest City traces its functional identity to the agricultural currents that have long defined this crossroads, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the tempo of daily commerce. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the industrious pulse of regional trade, reflecting a pragmatic spirit that prioritizes resilience over rapid development. Residents often traverse the nearby landscape to reach the Cowskin Access for a quiet moment of reflection, or they look toward the deeper seclusion of Huckleberry Ridge State Forest when the seasons shift. The influence of early settlement persists in the straightforward character of the architecture, where sturdy structures stand as quiet observers of the changing decades. Life in Southwest City moves with an unforced sincerity, a place where the stillness of the hollows and the rhythmic labor of the plains create a singular, enduring sense of place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

OKARMO Corner (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 196° S
Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 077° E
Cowskin Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 009° N
Mount Shira Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 065° NE
Cinema 6 of Grove (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 304° NW
Lanagan Towersite (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 052° NE
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 291° W
KCS Caboose Number 383 (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 128° SE
KCS Anderson Depot (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 046° NE
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 326° NW · 8,813 acres
Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 069° E
Wild Wilderness Drive Thru Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.7 mi, 158° S
Big Sugar Creek State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 067° NE
Wyandot Tribe (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 338° N
Henry C. Holderman (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 338° N
Green Bike Tower (Public Artwork) — 22.4 mi, 107° E
Chautauqua Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 170° S
Longwell Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 034° NE
Crystal Bridges Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 113° SE
Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 152° SE · 252 acres
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 25.6 mi, 160° S · 1.1M acres
Helen’s Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 115° SE
Bentonville Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 25.7 mi, 117° SE
WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 26.1 mi, 032° NE
Route 66 Arch (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 329° NW
Route 66 Vintage Iron (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 329° NW
Rogers Experimental House (Arts Centre) — 30.3 mi, 115° SE
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 34.7 mi, 023° NE · 241 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 39.4 mi, 091° E · 1.5M acres
Piney Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.2 mi, 079° E · 8,184 acres

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