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Wilson City Missouri Map

Explore Wilson 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 Wilson City, Missouri

How to Use This Wilson City, Missouri Map

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

Latitude	36.922553
Longitude	-89.223961
Population	77
Density	396.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63882
Area Code	816
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Charleston R-I School District

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About Wilson City, Missouri

Wilson City is a locality in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 77. The population density is 396.4 people per km². Wilson City is located at 36.9226°N, 89.2240°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilson City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63882.

Wilson City exists as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth where the Bayou Ditch cuts a persistent, muddy line through the landscape. It lies 20.4 miles east of Sikeston, MO (from Sikeston, MO: bearing 81°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Charleston. The horizon is defined by the expansive, open character of the Missouri plains, where the light at dusk stretches thin and amber over the fields, casting long, lean shadows that seem to pull the very heat from the soil. Eight miles away, the dark, still waters of Crooked Lake offer a mirror to the sky, while the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Twin Mounds provide the only significant break in the otherwise level topography. The air here holds the scent of turned loam and dry grass, a stillness that settles over the land long before the sun disappears behind the western rise.

Wilson City grew from the stubborn persistence of settlers who understood that the richness of the ground was a promise kept only through labor. The local economy remains anchored to this cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the wider world. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Fort Defiance Park, where the remnants of earlier times linger in the quietude of the woods. Life in Wilson City moves with a deliberate, plain-spoken grace, shaped by the practical needs of an agricultural heritage and the quiet dignity of those who recognize that their lives are measured by the slow, turning clock of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Defiance Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 043° NE
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 027° NE
Bird's Blue Hole (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 062° NE
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 030° NE
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 047° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 020° N
Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 020° N
Proceeding On (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 048° NE
Caboose (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 031° NE
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 028° NE
Boatwright Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 031° NE
Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 132° SE
Wickliffe Riverfront Park And Cross (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 072° E
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 064° NE
Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 065° NE
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 065° NE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.9 mi, 011° N · 33k acres
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 222° SW
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.0 mi, 336° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.6 mi, 351° N · 274k acres
Malco (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 261° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 26.1 mi, 355° N · 7,712 acres
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 020° N
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.6 mi, 189° S · 16k acres
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 059° NE
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 059° NE
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 062° NE
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 34.2 mi, 070° E
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 34.5 mi, 149° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.9 mi, 349° N · 5,830 acres

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