Explore Weatherby Lake, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Weatherby Lake, 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 Weatherby Lake.
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 | Weatherby Lake |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Platte County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.23778 |
| Longitude | -94.69607 |
| Population | 2,077 |
| Density | 780.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64152 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Platte City |
| School District | Park Hill School District |
Weatherby Lake anchors a quiet basin where the land hums with the steady, low-frequency vibration of the Midwestern plains. It lies 7.9 miles west-northwest of Gladstone, MO (from Gladstone, MO: bearing 287°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Kansas City. Rush Creek winds its way through the periphery of the landscape, feeding the quiet water that defines the physical geography of the area. To the south, the terrain begins its slow, muscular climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Badger Ridge, which marks the horizon like a jagged line drawn in charcoal. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Wayland Park serves as a green anchor, offering a quiet space where the prairie grasses lean into the wind and the soil feels heavy and dark with the promise of the coming season. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, turning the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered copper before the shadows stretch long and thin across the banks.
Historical development around Weatherby Lake reflects the transition from open, agrarian expanses to the suburban character that shapes the modern day-to-day economy. Residents move with a deliberate, plain-spoken pace, reflecting the regional temperament that values the practicality of the Missouri landscape over the frantic noise of larger urban centers. While Parker Hollow remains a quiet, five-mile reminder of the deeper, older topography that once dictated the movement of people and livestock, the current life of the area is defined by a sense of settled permanence. The economy is quiet and industrious, favoring professional stability and local commerce that supports the people who live along the banks. It is a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day, and the wind carries the dry, clean scent of the fields, grounding the inhabitants in a geography that feels both intimate and expansive.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Weatherby Lake, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.23778, -94.69607. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Weatherby Lake includes the ZIP code (64152), telephone area code (816), county seat of Platte County (Platte City), and school district assignment (Park Hill School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |