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Admire Kansas Map

Explore Admire, Kansas, 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 Admire, Kansas

How to Use This Admire, Kansas Map

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

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	Admire
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Lyon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.64112
Longitude	-96.103049
Population	130
Density	155.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66830
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	North Lyon County Unified School District 251

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About Admire, Kansas

Admire is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 155.4 people per km². Admire is located at 38.6411°N, 96.1030°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Admire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66830.

Admire occupies a stretch of prairie where the horizon line is drawn with a sharp, uncompromising pencil. It lies 16.9 miles north-northeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 15°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west of Osage City. The One Hundred and Fortytwo Mile Creek traces a sluggish, silvered path through the heavy soil, its banks lined with the gnarled, pale trunks of cottonwoods that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. To the west, the landscape yields to the persistent, rhythmic swell of the Flint Hills, while the air carries the dry, earthen scent of tallgrass that has remained largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the wider world. It is a place where the wind acts as a constant companion, pressing against the tall stalks and stirring the dust into thin, ghostly veils that dance across the gravel roads.

Admire emerged from the expansion of the rails, its early economy tethered to the movement of grain and the slow, methodical labor of the harvest. The current rhythm of life remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage built on the resilience of those who understood how to thrive in the shadow of unpredictable seasons. Residents look toward the Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area for a quiet reprieve, finding in its managed waters a stillness that contrasts with the vast, open expanse of the surrounding plains. The weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the way the sunlight bleaches the siding of older structures, turning the wood to a soft, silver gray that seems to hold the memories of long-settled families.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 162° S
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 162° S
Sarah Howe Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 155° SE
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 129° SE
Reading Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 135° SE
Melvern Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 133° SE
Jones Youth Park (Local Park) — 14.3 mi, 093° E
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 092° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.4 mi, 091° E
Memorial to Fallen Educators (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 196° S
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 200° S
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 195° S
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 201° S
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 195° S
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 194° S
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 193° S
Site of old ATSF Depot (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 195° S
Promontory (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 269° W
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 269° W
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 268° W
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.9 mi, 166° S · 37k acres
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 274° W
Council Oak (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 274° W
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 274° W
Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 274° W
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 26.4 mi, 235° SW
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 087° E
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 232° SW
Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.8 mi, 036° NE
Perry State Park (State Park) — 46.9 mi, 044° NE

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