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Baldwin City Kansas Map

Explore Baldwin 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 Baldwin City, Kansas

How to Use This Baldwin City, Kansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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	Baldwin City
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Douglas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.775007
Longitude	-95.18636
Population	4,826
Density	696.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66006
Area Code	913
County Seat	Lawrence
School District	Baldwin City Unified School District 348

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About Baldwin City, Kansas

Baldwin City is a locality in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,826. The population density is 696.1 people per km². Baldwin City is located at 38.7750°N, 95.1864°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baldwin City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66006.

Baldwin City occupies a stretch of high-grass prairie where the horizon pulls the eye toward a vast, shifting sky. It lies 11.9 miles north-northeast of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 22°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northwest of Wellsville. The East Fork Tauy Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the terrain, its banks lined with the persistent green of cottonwoods that catch the low, golden light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant silhouette of the Sand Hills creates a faint, jagged interruption in the otherwise level expanse. Residents often gather at Grove St Park, a quiet expanse of maintained grass where the wind carries the scent of dry soil and native vegetation. A short distance away, the still surface of Baldwin City Lake reflects the deep, bruised colors of a Kansas dusk, providing a stillness that anchors the surrounding landscape.

Baldwin City maintains a character defined by its deep ties to early educational institutions and the steady, unpretentious pace of regional commerce. The local economy finds its stability in a blend of academic pursuit and the agricultural rhythms that have persisted here since the mid-nineteenth century. Brick facades along the main thoroughfares serve as quiet reminders of a time when the expansion of the rail line dictated the flow of goods and people across the plains. There is a distinct, measured gravity to the way the days unfold, marked by the changing intensity of the sun against the limestone foundations of older buildings. Whether observing the seasonal transition of the crops or the quiet movement of students, Baldwin City operates with a self-contained clarity that values the long view over the urgency of the present moment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grove St Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 064° NE
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.3 mi, 338° N
West Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 269° W
Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 268° W
Douglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 045° NE
Spring Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 136° SE
Douglas State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 051° NE
Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 344° N
Black Jack Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 3.0 mi, 108° E
Hillsdale Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 325° NW
Clinton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 325° NW
Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 201° S
Ottawa Silhouette (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 202° S
Breezedale (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 347° N
Clinton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 310° NW
Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking) (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 215° SW
Phog Allen (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 344° N
Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 346° N
The Granada (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 349° N
Cider Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 351° N
Art Emergency (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 351° N
Prairie Hills Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 349° N
Sanders Mound (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 323° NW
Liberty Hall (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 349° N
Locomotive #1073 (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 348° N
Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 080° E
Hillsdale State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 119° SE
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 086° E
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 248° W

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