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Belle Plaine Kansas Map

Explore Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine, Kansas

How to Use This Belle Plaine, Kansas Map

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

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	Belle Plaine
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Sumner County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.39391
Longitude	-97.281155
Population	1,467
Density	682.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67013
Area Code	785
County Seat	Wellington
School District	Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

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About Belle Plaine, Kansas

Belle Plaine is a locality in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,467. The population density is 682.4 people per km². Belle Plaine is located at 37.3939°N, 97.2812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Belle Plaine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67013.

Belle Plaine occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, defined by the relentless, rhythmic sway of wheat and native grasses. It lies 10.5 miles south of Derby, KS (from Derby, KS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-southwest of Mulvane. The landscape here is characterized by a subtle, deliberate flatness that emphasizes the immense clarity of the sky, which shifts from a pale, dusty blue at midday to an expansive, bruised violet as the sun sinks behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cup and Saucer Hills. Only two miles away, the Ninnescah River carves a serpentine path through the earth, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that serve as the primary sentinels of this terrain. Beyond the immediate fields, the land holds a stillness that suggests a deep, geological patience, occasionally broken by the persistent movement of wind that carries the scent of dry soil and curing grain across the open prairie.

Belle Plaine grew from the grit of early settlement, maintaining an economy that remains tethered to the fertile potential of the soil and the industrious spirit of its residents. While the bustle of modern life hums in the distance, the daily pace here reflects a legacy of agricultural resilience, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the calendar. Residents often seek the quietude of Styx Creek Park for reflection, finding a stark contrast to the vast, exposed fields that define the regional character. Farther afield, the presence of Meadow Lake provides a rare point of stillness in the landscape, offering a respite from the expansive plains. The architecture and the steady, unpretentious demeanor of the streets speak to a history shaped by both the bounty of the land and the hard-won lessons of the prairie climate, ensuring that Belle Plaine remains a place where the connection to the earth is felt in every season.

Nearby Outdoor Places

ATSF Mulvane Depot (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 019° N
Mulvane Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 019° N
Styx Creek Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 020° N
Mulvane Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 023° NE
Decarsky Park (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 010° N
Lauber Farm Silo (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 008° N
Dr. F.E. Cave Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 142° SE
Derby Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 005° N
Hubbard Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
South Arkansas River Greenway (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 358° N
Clearwater Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 303° NW
Slate Creek Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 165° S
Memorial Walk (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 006° N
1965 Kc-135 Crash Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 006° N
Freedom Keeper (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 006° N
Ex-atsf Depot (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 123° SE
Trebuchet (Registered Battlefield) — 18.7 mi, 043° NE
Kansas Firefighters Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 351° N
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 351° N
Wichita Children's Theatre & Dance Center (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 354° N
Roxy's Downtown Theater (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 352° N
Boulevard Theatres (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 342° N
CityArts (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 353° N
Kaw Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.1 mi, 151° SE
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 35.9 mi, 312° NW · 16k acres
Cheney State Park (State Park) — 36.1 mi, 312° NW
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 039° NE
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.5 mi, 236° SW · 42k acres

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