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Bavaria Kansas Map

Explore Bavaria, 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 Bavaria, Kansas

How to Use This Bavaria, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.797227
Longitude	-97.755595
Population	60
Density	101.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	67401
Area Code	785
County Seat	Salina
School District	Ell-Saline Unified School District 307

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About Bavaria, Kansas

Bavaria is a locality in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 101.6 people per km². Bavaria is located at 38.7972°N, 97.7556°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67401.

Bavaria emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Kansas as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the relentless sweep of the prairie wind. It lies 8.3 miles west-southwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 249°T), and is situated 16.1 miles north-northwest of Lindsborg. Spring Creek carves a shallow, verdant ribbon through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwoods that lean away from the prevailing gusts. To the west, the distant, hazy rise of the Smoky Hills defines the boundary of the sky, offering a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise unbroken expanse of wheat and sorghum. The air here holds a particular, dry clarity, especially at dusk when the fading light turns the dust particles into a fine, suspended gold that settles over the grain elevators and the quiet, iron-straight rail lines.

Bavaria remains a testament to the endurance of those who first broke this sod, their legacy etched into the very layout of the local agricultural grid. While the pace of life is dictated by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, the influence of the nearby Saline County State Lake provides a rare, quiet sanctuary for local residents seeking the stillness of water amidst the terrestrial sea of grass. The community functions with a deliberate, unassuming rhythm, far removed from the noise of urban centers, yet connected to the broader region by the legacy of the railways that once spurred its development. For those who venture out toward Centennial Park, the landscape offers a glimpse of the native tallgrass that once dominated this territory, a reminder of the wilder, unplowed character of the plains that Bavaria continues to navigate with steady, quiet resolve.

Nearby Outdoor Places

White-tailed Deer (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 353° N
Mule Deer (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 353° N
Pronghorn (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 353° N
Giant Anteater (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 355° N
Steve Fossett Plaza (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 091° E
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 080° E
AMC Salina 10 (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 088° E
Kenwood Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 074° E
Saline State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 036° NE
Bill Burke Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.2 mi, 076° E
Original Salina Airport (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 076° E
Lakewood Park Natural Area (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 071° E
In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E. (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 072° E
Marty Bender Nature Area Art Exhibit 3 (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 094° E
Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 070° E
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 238° SW
Kanopolis Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 237° SW
Kanopolis Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 222° SW
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 025° NE
Frontier in Lincoln County (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 311° NW
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 26.0 mi, 144° SE
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 26.5 mi, 180° S
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 309° NW
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 309° NW
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 309° NW
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 309° NW
McPherson High School Theatre (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 169° S
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.0 mi, 168° S
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 169° S
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 224° SW · 44k acres

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