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Allen Kansas Map

Explore Allen, 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 Allen, Kansas

How to Use This Allen, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.656119
Longitude	-96.169717
Population	160
Density	223.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66833
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	North Lyon County Unified School District 251

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About Allen, Kansas

Allen is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 223.8 people per km². Allen is located at 38.6561°N, 96.1697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Allen is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66833.

Allen emerges from the expansive horizon of the tallgrass prairie, where the land stretches in muted shades of amber and sage under a sky that feels vast enough to contain every wandering cloud. It lies 17.4 miles north of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 2°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Osage City. Hill Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the limestone-strewn earth near the settlement, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble at the slightest stir of the persistent Kansas wind. To the west, the subtle rise of Gun Barrel Hill breaks the flatness of the skyline, providing a fixed point in a landscape that otherwise seems to dissolve into the shimmering heat of summer afternoons. The atmosphere here possesses a weightless clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant horizon and casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the plains.

Allen maintains a rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, an economy tethered firmly to the productivity of the surrounding acreage. While the remnants of a more bustling era linger in the quiet storefronts, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the resilience of those who cultivate the heavy, dark earth. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Hungry Hollow, and those seeking the stillness of the water often travel to the Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area to observe the seasonal migration of birds. Even when the pace of life slows to a meditative crawl, the legacy of the region persists in the limestone foundations of older structures, grounding Allen in a history defined by endurance against the elements and an unwavering connection to the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 147° SE
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 146° SE
Sarah Howe Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 138° SE
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 123° SE
Reading Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 128° SE
Promontory (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 264° W
Monument to the Unknown Kanza Warrior (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 262° W
Kaw Tribal Seal (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 262° W
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 264° W
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 263° W
Agency Building (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 262° W
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 186° S
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 182° S
Melvern Lake (Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 127° SE
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 188° S
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 271° W
Council Oak (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 271° W
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 271° W
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 182° S
Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 271° W
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 181° S
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 094° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 19.1 mi, 094° E
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 157° SE · 37k acres
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 24.2 mi, 228° SW
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 235° SW · 33 acres
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 226° SW
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 30.4 mi, 089° E
Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 34.3 mi, 042° NE
Perry State Park (State Park) — 49.0 mi, 046° NE

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