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Almena Kansas Map

Explore Almena, 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 Almena, Kansas

How to Use This Almena, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.892229
Longitude	-99.707058
Population	363
Density	231.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67622
Area Code	785
County Seat	Norton
School District	Northern Valley Unified School District 212

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About Almena, Kansas

Almena is a locality in Norton County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 363. The population density is 231.7 people per km². Almena is located at 39.8922°N, 99.7071°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Almena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67622.

Almena occupies a quiet expanse of the high plains where the sky asserts a vast, unyielding presence over the horizontal reach of the wheat fields. It lies 72.9 miles north-northwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 344°T), and is situated 10.6 miles east-northeast of Norton. Prairie Dog Creek cuts a subtle, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean away from the constant, restless movement of the wind. To the north, the horizon remains flat and resolute, though the distant silhouette of Horseshoe Hill offers a rare interruption to the endless, golden-brown geometry of the prairie. The light here possesses a particular clarity, especially at dusk, when the low sun casts long, violet shadows across the stubble and turns the dust of the unpaved roads into a fine, glowing haze.

Almena emerged from the late nineteenth-century push into the interior, establishing a rhythm dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest that still define the local economy. The architecture remains modest and functional, a collection of frame houses and sturdy brick facades that have weathered decades of dry summers and biting winters. While the pace of daily life is measured by the infrequent passing of freight trains and the seasonal hum of agricultural machinery, the proximity of Atkinson Reservoir eight miles away provides a singular point of focus for those seeking the stillness of open water. Residents often look toward Tweed Park for a reprieve in the wilder, uncultivated stretches of the landscape, finding in these spaces a persistent connection to the harsh, beautiful reality of the plains that have shaped Almena since its inception.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tweed Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 248° W
Elmwood Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 244° SW
Norton Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 250° W
Pool Park (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 248° W
Norton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 244° SW
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 246° SW
Keith Sebelius Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 13.4 mi, 243° SW
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 036° NE
Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 039° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 115° SE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 22.5 mi, 115° SE
Francis Wachs Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.0 mi, 086° E
Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 34.9 mi, 018° N
Webster State Park (State Park) — 35.9 mi, 159° S
Cambridge Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 318° NW
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 39.4 mi, 149° SE
Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 070° E
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 024° NE
Museum of the High Plains (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 294° NW
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 60.0 mi, 094° E
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 61.1 mi, 028° NE
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 61.4 mi, 359° N
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 62.1 mi, 030° NE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 66.6 mi, 029° NE
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 72.7 mi, 111° E
Castle Rock (Attraction) — 75.4 mi, 199° S

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