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Taos Missouri Map

Explore Taos, 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 Taos, Missouri

How to Use This Taos, Missouri Map

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

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

Latitude	38.500084
Longitude	-92.092069
Population	1,150
Density	69.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	64448, 65101
Area Code	816, 573
County Seat	St. Joseph
School District	Blair Oaks R-II School District

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About Taos, Missouri

Taos is a locality in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,150. The population density is 69.0 people per km². Taos is located at 38.5001°N, 92.0921°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Taos is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 64448, 65101.

Taos unfolds across a landscape of quiet, agrarian persistence where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells characteristic of the Missouri interior. It lies 13.2 miles south of St. Joseph, MO (from St. Joseph, MO: bearing 177°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south of Saint Joseph. Bleazard Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-flecked soil just a mile from the center, its seasonal currents carving small, deep cuts into the clay banks. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, though the distant silhouette of King Hill anchors the view ten miles to the west, rising like a dark, immovable shoulder against the pale sky. Nearby, the quiet waters of Trickey Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the heavy, humid afternoons of high summer, while the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Bee Creek Conservation Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna that move through the brush with practiced, silent intent.

Taos carries the marks of its mid-nineteenth-century German immigrant roots, visible in the enduring sturdy brickwork and the modest, utilitarian architecture that defines the local streetscape. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the surrounding fields and the patient labor of those who manage the livestock and grain, maintaining a pace dictated more by the sun’s trajectory than by the clock. While the proximity of Possum Hollow seven miles away speaks to the rugged, uneven topography of the region, the life here is defined by a plain-spoken consistency that has persisted for generations. Residents move with a deliberate, unadorned grace, their daily routines weaving through the local landscape with the same quiet reliability that draws travelers to admire the autumn light as it turns the nearby Bluffwoods State Forest into a burning, copper-colored expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moreau 50 Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 346° N
Museum of Missouri Military History (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 017° N
Pikes Camp Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 244° SW
Smoky Waters Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 035° NE
Ellis Porter Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 330° NW
Painted Rock Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 183° S
Katy Trail (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 359° N
Lincoln University Open Space (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 318° NW
Soldiers' Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 317° NW
Sonny Liston Portrait (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 323° NW
Missouri State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 322° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 320° NW
Cole County War Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 321° NW
Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 321° NW
Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 322° NW
Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 323° NW
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
Lohman Building (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
Lewis and Clark Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 322° NW
Cote Sans Dessin (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 042° NE
Quigg Commons (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 324° NW
GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 305° NW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.0 mi, 050° NE · 32k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 341° N · 1.5M acres
Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 050° NE
Veterans Memorial & Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 017° N
Westminster Women's History Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 017° N
Boathenge (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 324° NW
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (State Park) — 27.2 mi, 337° NW
Stark Caverns (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 241° SW

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