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Americus Kansas Map

Explore Americus, 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 Americus, Kansas

How to Use This Americus, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.506956
Longitude	-96.261942
Population	776
Density	276.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66835
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	North Lyon County Unified School District 251

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About Americus, Kansas

Americus is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 776. The population density is 276.7 people per km². Americus is located at 38.5070°N, 96.2619°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Americus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66835.

Americus occupies a stretch of high prairie where the relentless wind shapes the tallgrass into shifting patterns of pale green and gold. It lies 8.3 miles north-northwest of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 329°T), and is situated 16.4 miles southeast of Council Grove. Pester Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, marked by the silver-gray skeletons of cottonwoods that lean toward the water against a vast, uncompromising sky. The horizon remains unbroken by any significant rise, save for the distant suggestion of Bebo Hill that haunts the southern edge of the view like a fading memory. During the long hours of the afternoon, the light here acquires a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the barns and the fence lines until they seem to vibrate against the deep blue of the Kansas firmament.

Americus holds the quiet weight of a place built upon the labor of the soil, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the patient endurance of the land. The architecture of the region reflects a history of pragmatic settlement, defined by the sturdy, unadorned materials that have weathered decades of dry summers and winter gales. Residents often look toward Dryer Park for a reprieve from the open expanse, seeking the stillness of the fields rather than the bustle of larger centers. Life in Americus follows the slow, rhythmic cadence of the seasons, a steady existence that recognizes the legacy of those who first broke the sod and remains observant of the subtle shifts in the weather that dictate the fortunes of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dryer Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 158° S
Jones Youth Recreation Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 150° SE
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 150° SE
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 158° S
Campus Woods (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 139° SE
Memorial to Fallen Educators (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 144° SE
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 145° SE
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 8.1 mi, 147° SE
Site of old ATSF Depot (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 151° SE
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 147° SE
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 147° SE
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 079° E
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 077° E
Little John Creek Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 314° NW
Ke La Lah Heo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 313° NW
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 313° NW
Charles P. Coughlin Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 196° S
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 245° SW
Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 241° SW
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 312° NW
Council Oak (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 312° NW
Post Office Oak (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 312° NW
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 085° E
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 255° W · 33 acres
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 127° SE · 37k acres
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 238° SW
Melvern Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.2 mi, 089° E
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 36.8 mi, 074° E
Cassoday Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 213° SW
Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 287° W

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