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Alta Vista Kansas Map

Explore Alta Vista, 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 Alta Vista, Kansas

How to Use This Alta Vista, Kansas Map

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

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	Alta Vista
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Wabaunsee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.863892
Longitude	-96.489168
Population	409
Density	452.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66834
Area Code	913
County Seat	Alma
School District	Morris County Unified School District 417

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About Alta Vista, Kansas

Alta Vista is a locality in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 409. The population density is 452.5 people per km². Alta Vista is located at 38.8639°N, 96.4892°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alta Vista is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66834.

Alta Vista occupies a quiet expanse of the Flint Hills, where the tallgrass prairie stretches toward a horizon that seems to vibrate with the sheer scale of the sky. It lies 21.6 miles east-southeast of Junction City, KS (from Junction City, KS: bearing 122°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north of Council Grove. The West Branch Mill Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its banks lined with cottonwoods that catch the low light of evening and turn a sudden, brilliant gold against the darkening limestone bluffs. While the land remains firmly rooted in the interior of the continent, the air carries a crisp, pervasive clarity, and on the clearest days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Grant Ridge marks the edge of the world. The earth here is a mosaic of pale rock and deep, resilient grass, a landscape that does not yield easily to the plow but rewards the patient observer with the subtle, shifting colors of the seasons.

Alta Vista maintains a steady, deliberate pace, shaped by a history of rail lines and the enduring labor of those who work the surrounding cattle pastures. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, defined by the seasonal cycles of grazing and the quiet industry of families who have kept their footing in these plains for generations. Life here feels measured by the movement of the wind across the grasses rather than the frantic ticking of a clock, and the local perspective is grounded in the necessity of self-reliance. Residents often find their recreation in the open spaces nearby, whether visiting the quiet waters of Council Grove Lake or exploring the trails within the Council Grove Lake for a glimpse of the native wildlife that persists in the margins of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Council Grove Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 184° S
Kaw House Reconstructed (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 181° S
Madonna of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 179° S
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 179° S
Council Oak (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 179° S
Company C 137th Infantry Division (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 179° S
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 178° S
Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 180° S
Seth Hays Home (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 180° S
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 350° N
Promontory (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 168° S
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 169° S
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 169° S
Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 276° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 20.3 mi, 305° NW
Locomotive 6072 (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 314° NW
Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 316° NW
Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 302° NW
C.L. Hoover Opera House (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 302° NW
Geary County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 302° NW
Bolton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 041° NE
Milford Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 305° NW
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.1 mi, 356° N
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 26.9 mi, 349° N
Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 241° SW
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 29.2 mi, 187° S · 33 acres
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.2 mi, 033° NE
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 185° S
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 143° SE · 37k acres
Perry State Park (State Park) — 56.1 mi, 070° E

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