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Arkansas City Kansas Map

Explore Arkansas City, 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 Arkansas City, Kansas

How to Use This Arkansas City, Kansas Map

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

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	Arkansas City
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Cowley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.072499
Longitude	-97.038436
Population	11,974
Density	496.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67005
Area Code	785
County Seat	Winfield
School District	Arkansas City Unified School District 470

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About Arkansas City, Kansas

Arkansas City is a locality in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of 11,974. The population density is 496.2 people per km². Arkansas City is located at 37.0725°N, 97.0384°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arkansas City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67005.

Arkansas City emerges from the vast, open plains of the mid-continent, where the horizon stretches thin and flat under a sky of immense, shifting depth. It lies 12.5 miles south of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 191°T), and is situated 12.4 miles north of Newkirk. The Walnut River carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape just one mile away, its banks lined with cottonwoods that shiver in the constant, restless wind. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the distant silhouettes of the Cup and Saucer Hills define the edge of the world, rising like weathered stone sentinels against the evening light. Ben Givens Center City Park offers a green refuge at the center of the grid, providing a measured space where the pace of the afternoon slows to the movement of leaves. Only two miles distant, Lake Louise mirrors the changing colors of the clouds, a small, still eye in the middle of the prairie.

Arkansas City grew from the rough, energetic ambition of the frontier, quickly transforming from a bustling trade point into a hub of agricultural and industrial enterprise. The economy has long relied upon the strength of the soil and the processing of the land's bounty, anchoring the community in a tradition of steady, physical labor. Grain and oil have historically dictated the rhythm of commerce, keeping the local output tied closely to the fluctuations of the global market. Workers in the packing plants and refineries have long formed the backbone of the local industry, their efforts mirroring the resilience required to thrive in a place so exposed to the elements. This persistence is a tangible quality, felt in the way the architecture reflects a period of earnest, brick-and-mortar expansion that refused to be deterred by the harsh, unpredictable climate.

Cultural life in Arkansas City carries the distinct weight of the plains, where the character of the people is forged by a shared understanding of the wind and the wheat-horizon. The limestone courthouse stands as a central, gray-toned landmark, its solid masonry testifying to a sense of permanence amidst the shifting grasses. Every summer, the town gathers for the Walnut Valley Festival, an event that brings the vibrant, percussive sound of bluegrass music into the open air of the valley. While the town remains quiet for much of the year, it is recognized as the birthplace of the actor Darren McGavin, whose career carried the spirit of these plains to stages and screens far beyond the state lines. Life here moves with the sun, marked by the simple, recurring patterns of a community that recognizes its own small place in the vast, open expanse of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 198° S
West Bypass Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 107° E
Prairie Passage Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 118° SE
Paris Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 211° SW
Earle N. Wright Community Room (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 194° S
Aunt Sally's Landing (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 148° SE
Kaw Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 166° S
Kaw Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 149° SE
War memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 012° N
Thomas Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 012° N
Ex-atsf Depot (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 011° N
Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 083° E
Cowley State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 083° E
Kaw Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 159° S
Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 22.3 mi, 026° NE
Marland Manson (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.6 mi, 183° S
Pioneer Woman Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 183° S
Marland's Grand Home (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 184° S
ATSF Mulvane Depot (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 338° N
Mulvane Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 338° N
Caldwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 265° W
Creative Vibes Art Studio (Gallery) — 31.5 mi, 265° W
Lauber Farm Silo (Historic Ruins) — 34.5 mi, 340° N
Drummond Lodge (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 127° SE
Derby Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 339° N
Hubbard Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 34.9 mi, 339° N
Trebuchet (Registered Battlefield) — 35.8 mi, 359° N
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 53.7 mi, 012° N
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 60.6 mi, 317° NW · 16k acres
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.5 mi, 250° W · 42k acres

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