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Altoona Kansas Map

Explore Altoona, 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 Altoona, Kansas

How to Use This Altoona, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.523943
Longitude	-95.66137
Population	354
Density	256.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66710
Area Code	913
County Seat	Fredonia
School District	Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387

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About Altoona, Kansas

Altoona is a locality in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 354. The population density is 256.0 people per km². Altoona is located at 37.5239°N, 95.6614°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altoona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66710.

Altoona occupies a flat expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon pulls the sky downward until it brushes against the tallgrass. It lies 53.0 miles west of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Neodesha. The Verdigris River carves a dark, persistent path just a short distance from the center of Altoona, its waters moving with a heavy, deliberate patience through the silt and limestone. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the land rises toward the silhouette of Buff Mound, a solitary landmark that breaks the relentless geometry of the fields. During the late hours of the afternoon, the light turns a bruised gold, catching the dust kicked up from gravel roads and illuminating the stark, skeletal reach of cottonwood trees that line the water.

History in Altoona remains tethered to the slow cycles of agriculture and the extraction of mineral wealth that once defined the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal shifts of the harvest, echoing a time when the rails and the earth provided the only certainty for those who settled here. While the quiet of the plains can feel absolute, the residents maintain a connection to the broader landscape, occasionally traveling toward City Lake or spending time at Neodesha Sports Park to find relief from the stillness. There is an austere beauty in how Altoona persists, a place where the wind acts as a constant, restless neighbor, shifting the soil and reminding those who remain of the vast, unyielding prairie that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Neodesha Sports Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 188° S
Rotary Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 188° S
MP Fredonia Depot (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 274° W
Wilson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 356° N
Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 355° N
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 046° NE
Dove Flats Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 212° SW
Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 198° S
Elk City State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 200° S
Elk City Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 201° S
ATSF Cheryvale Depot (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 161° S
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 317° NW
Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 332° NW
Toronto Lake (Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 317° NW
Parsons Theater (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 120° SE
Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 120° SE
Antietam Circle (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 119° SE
Spider Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 30.2 mi, 029° NE
Republic F-86 "Thunderstreak" (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 178° S
Dalton Defenders Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 176° S
Spencer/Rounds Performing Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 34.0 mi, 176° S
Caney Valley Speedway (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 204° SW
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.8 mi, 349° N · 37k acres
Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial (Monument) — 51.2 mi, 118° SE
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 090° E
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 090° E
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 52.9 mi, 055° NE
Teeter Rock (Monument) — 54.3 mi, 310° NW
Bartlesville Art Assocations (Arts Centre) — 55.9 mi, 198° S

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