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Union Star Missouri Map

Explore Union Star, 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 Union Star, Missouri

How to Use This Union Star, Missouri Map

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

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	Union Star
State	Missouri (MO)
County	DeKalb County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.980551
Longitude	-94.594404
Population	380
Density	560.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64494
Area Code	816
County Seat	Maysville
School District	Union Star R-II School District

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About Union Star, Missouri

Union Star is a locality in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 560.0 people per km². Union Star is located at 39.9806°N, 94.5944°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union Star is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64494.

Union Star maintains a quiet presence amid the expansive agricultural patchwork of northwest Missouri, where the earth yields to the steady, unforced movement of Bull Creek. It lies 19.8 miles northeast of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 42°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of St. Joseph. Joseph. The landscape here is defined by wide-reaching fields that shift in hue from the pale, stubbled gold of harvest to the deep, saturated green of midsummer growth. Light stretches thin and clear across the horizon, unobstructed by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pinhook Hills that anchor the far southern view. Near the banks of the creek, the soil holds a heavy, dark moisture that sustains the local greenery, offering a stark contrast to the drier, wind-swept plains that characterize the broader regional topography.

Union Star carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian identity, functioning as a deliberate center for those whose lives remain tethered to the cycles of the earth. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the movement of heavy machinery and the seasonal demands of the grain harvest, reflecting an economy built upon the resilience of family-run operations. Residents often look toward the quiet reaches of Culver Lake or the flowing waters of Rochester Falls when seeking the stillness of the natural world, rather than the bustle of larger urban centers. There is an enduring, plain-spoken character to the streets, where the history of the region is felt not in monuments, but in the persistent, functional architecture and the steady habits of a population that favors the reliable over the ornate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elrod Mill Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 282° W
Happy Holler Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 287° W
King Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 068° E
Hadorn Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 281° W
Savannah Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 257° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 286° W · 3,906 acres
History of Amity Area (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 135° SE
Glore Psychiatric Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 219° SW
Black Archives Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 219° SW
Walter Cronkite Memorial (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 213° SW
Pony Express Monument (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 223° SW
Fort Smtih (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.2 mi, 225° SW
CB&Q Locomotive 5614 (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 221° SW
St. Joseph Missouri (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 221° SW
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 242° SW
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 330° NW
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 243° SW
Wallace State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 139° SE
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 32.2 mi, 091° E
Tower Hill Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.3 mi, 091° E
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.4 mi, 281° W · 15k acres
J.C. Penney Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 117° SE
Lewis And Clark State Park (State Park) — 38.3 mi, 219° SW
Muchnic Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 224° SW
Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 225° SW
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 42.4 mi, 272° W
Bella Company (Gallery) — 42.5 mi, 203° SW

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