Atwood Kansas Map
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Interactive Map of Atwood, Kansas
| City | Atwood |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Rawlins County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.806668 |
| Longitude | -101.042101 |
| Population | 1,290 |
| Density | 468.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67730 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Atwood |
| School District | Rawlins County Unified School District 105 |
About Atwood, Kansas
Atwood is a locality in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,290. The population density is 468.6 people per km². Atwood is located at 39.8067°N, 101.0421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67730.Atwood commands the horizon where the relentless sky meets a vast, unyielding expanse of high plains. It lies 111.8 miles northwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 306°T), and is situated 28.4 miles north of Colby. Beaver Creek carves a shallow, vital artery through the earth, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwoods that shiver in the perpetual Kansas wind. A mile distant, the still, quiet surface of Atwood Lake reflects the shifting colors of a sun that seems to linger longer here than anywhere else, casting long, bruised shadows across the golden wheat fields. The land is a study in geometry and endurance, where the flatness of the terrain forces the gaze upward, compelling the traveler to acknowledge the sheer, overwhelming scale of the atmosphere above.
Atwood remains a bastion of the agrarian cycle, its character forged by generations who learned to coax a living from the soil despite the capricious temper of the climate. The economy pulses with the seasonal rhythm of the harvest, drawing its strength from the grain elevators that stand as sentinels over the prairie, marking the progress of the year. History is etched into the sturdy limestone of the courthouse, a structure that anchors the center of the grid and speaks to the gravity of the civic life that has persisted here since the frontier days. In the quiet evenings, the air carries a faint, dry scent of dust and ripening stalks, a sensory memory of a landscape that demands both respect and resilience from those who call Atwood home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 057° NE
- Metal Garden (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 203° SW
- Swanson Lake (Resource Management Area) — 23.0 mi, 356° N
- Hitchcock County Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 004° N
- Little House Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 337° NW
- Young Park (Local Park) — 27.8 mi, 178° S
- Sappa Park (Local Recreation) — 28.5 mi, 086° E
- Prairie Museum of Art and History (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 180° S
- Dundy County Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 303° NW
- South Fork Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.8 mi, 284° W
- Barnett Park (Local Park) — 34.3 mi, 040° NE
- Museum of the High Plains (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 039° NE
- McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 028° NE
- Hugh Butler Lake (Resource Management Area) — 41.5 mi, 026° NE
- Rock Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 42.7 mi, 297° NW
- Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 45.7 mi, 289° W
- World's Largest Easel (Attraction) — 47.9 mi, 228° SW
- Land and Sky (Attraction) — 49.2 mi, 286° W
- School Number 65 (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 49.8 mi, 258° W
- Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 50.5 mi, 282° W
- Norton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 52.3 mi, 092° E
- South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 55.3 mi, 259° W
- Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 56.6 mi, 090° E
- Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 57.3 mi, 222° SW
- Jerusalem Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 60.6 mi, 176° S
- Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 61.4 mi, 258° W
- Midway Theater (Cinema) — 73.9 mi, 242° SW
- Mount Sunflower (Attraction) — 75.9 mi, 225° SW
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About This Atwood Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atwood, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.806668, -101.042101. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Atwood includes the ZIP code (67730), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rawlins County (Atwood), and school district assignment (Rawlins County Unified School District 105).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
