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Velda City Missouri Map

Explore Velda 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 Velda City, Missouri

How to Use This Velda City, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Velda 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 Velda 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	Velda City
State	Missouri (MO)
County	St. Louis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.6941
Longitude	-90.2934
Population	1,188
Density	2814.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63121
Area Code	314
County Seat	Clayton
School District	Normandy Schools Collaborative

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About Velda City, Missouri

Velda City is a locality in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,188. The population density is 2814.0 people per km². Velda City is located at 38.6941°N, 90.2934°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Velda City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63121.

Velda City occupies a landscape defined by the steady, modest temperament of the Missouri plains, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the jagged shadows of distant peaks. It lies 2.5 miles southwest of Jennings, MO (from Jennings, MO: bearing 226°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northwest of St. Louis. Louis. The terrain here holds a quiet stillness, punctuated only by the subtle movement of Engelholm Creek as it carves a path through the earth just a mile away. Within the municipal borders, Velda City Park serves as the primary gathering ground, offering a patch of green that anchors the residential grid. In the cool light of late afternoon, the air takes on a crisp, clarifying quality, sharpening the edges of the brick facades and turning the surrounding fields into stretches of muted gold.

Growth in Velda City reflects the enduring industriousness of the region, built upon the pragmatic foundations of mid-century suburban development that prioritized proximity and steady expansion. The local economy maintains a functional pace, moving in rhythm with the transit corridors that connect these neighborhoods to the broader commercial currents of the St. Louis metropolitan sphere. While the distant silhouette of Les Mamelles provides a faint, hazy boundary to the landscape, the daily pulse of life here is focused on the immediate, practical necessities of the neighborhood. Residents often look toward the nearby Chain of Rocks for a sense of scale and natural power, finding a grounded comfort in the way the land remains fixed and familiar beneath the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

St Vincent County Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 257° W
Honey, Where’s my Metro Pass? (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 215° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 161° S
Trailnet (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 336° NW
Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood Green Space (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 131° SE
Bird Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 324° NW
The Black Rep (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 187° S
First Responders Recognition (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 193° S
Artisans in the Loop (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 193° S
Robert McFerrin, Sr. (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
Mary Wickes (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
David Sanborn (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
John Danforth (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 190° S
WashU Sam Fox School Gallery (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 184° S
Campanella (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 077° E
University City Lion Columns (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 200° S
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 199° S
Saint Louis Art Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 181° S
Chase Park Plaza Cinemas (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 155° SE
World Chess Hall of Fame (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 153° SE
Bayer Insectarium (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 179° S
Omnimax Theater (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 165° S
Mosenthein Island (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 074° E
Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 074° E
Saint Louis University Museum of Art (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 141° SE
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 7.3 mi, 130° SE · 85 acres
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 094° E
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 027° NE · 32k acres
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 102° E

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