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Baxter Springs Kansas Map

Explore Baxter Springs, 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 Baxter Springs, Kansas

How to Use This Baxter Springs, Kansas Map

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

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	Baxter Springs
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Cherokee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.023676
Longitude	-94.735504
Population	3,888
Density	476.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66713
Area Code	913
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Baxter Springs Unified School District 508

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About Baxter Springs, Kansas

Baxter Springs is a locality in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,888. The population density is 476.7 people per km². Baxter Springs is located at 37.0237°N, 94.7355°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baxter Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66713.

Baxter Springs spreads across the southeastern corner of the plains, where the flat, fertile earth begins to catch the light of the sun in long, golden slants. It lies 26.8 miles south of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southwest of Galena. Kiwanis Park provides a quiet anchor here, offering a patch of green space where the air often holds the scent of damp soil and drying grass. To the west, the land deepens into the rugged shadows of Devils Hollow, while the Spring River traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape just a mile away. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Pleasant Ridge rising in the distance, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this quiet portion of the world.

History lingers in the stone foundations of the older buildings, marking the time when Baxter Springs served as a pivotal stop for travelers moving through the territory. The local economy, once tethered to the extraction of lead and zinc, has since shifted its weight, though the remnants of those industrious days still color the character of the streets. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, where the wind across the prairie dictates the rhythm of the day. Residents often look toward the water at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees when the heat of summer settles over the fields, finding a sense of scale in the wide, open spaces that define the identity of Baxter Springs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 022° N
Kiwanis Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 089° E
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 248° W
East Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 097° E
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 028° NE
Marsh arc bridge (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 355° N
Rainbow Bridge (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 355° N
Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 355° N
Treece, Kansas Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 252° W
1a Football State Champs 1984 (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 243° SW
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 055° NE
Tow Mater (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 054° NE
Tristate Marker (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 105° E
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 067° NE
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 066° NE
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 067° NE
Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 330° NW
Spring River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 022° N
Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 077° E
Coleman Theatre (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 218° SW
Route 66 Vintage Iron (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 217° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 067° NE
Twin Bridges State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 184° S
Mined Land Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 339° N
Tipton Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 099° E
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 20.8 mi, 096° E · 241 acres
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 118° SE · 82 acres
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 182° S · 8,813 acres
WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 121° SE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 54.2 mi, 116° SE · 1.5M acres

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