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Canton Kansas Map

Explore Canton, 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 Canton, Kansas

How to Use This Canton, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.386119
Longitude	-97.42809
Population	685
Density	532.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67428
Area Code	785
County Seat	McPherson
School District	Canton-Galva Unified School District 419

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About Canton, Kansas

Canton is a locality in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 685. The population density is 532.2 people per km². Canton is located at 38.3861°N, 97.4281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Canton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67428.

Canton holds a quiet authority over the flat, expansive prairie where the South Gypsum Creek carves a shallow, wandering path through the silt and dark earth. It lies 12.8 miles east of McPherson, KS (from McPherson, KS: bearing 85°T), and is situated 18.6 miles southeast of Lindsborg. The horizon here is a sharp, unbroken line, save for the occasional silhouette of cottonwoods that lean against the persistent Kansas wind. To the west, the distant Smoky Hills rise like a faint, bruised smudge against the sunset, while the nearby Maxwell Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary of tallgrass where the stillness is punctuated only by the rhythmic rustle of prairie life. Even the light here possesses a singular clarity, bleaching the fields to a pale gold before deepening into the heavy, indigo shadows of a long dusk that seems to settle over the plains with a deliberate, unhurried weight.

Canton emerged from the industrious spirit of late nineteenth-century rail expansion, establishing a character defined by the sturdy, unadorned utility of wheat farming and the enduring grit of local commerce. Life in Canton persists in the steady turning of the seasons, where the harvest cycle dictates the pace of the streets and the collective memory of the residents remains tethered to the land’s stubborn productivity. Though the quietude is profound, the proximity of McPherson County State Lake provides a rare, glassy reprieve from the terrestrial expanse, offering a place where the water reflects the vast, cloud-streaked sky. While the deeper geological features like Black Canyon remain hidden in the periphery, the daily existence in Canton is shaped by the practical intersection of agriculture and the resilient, open-ended geography of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 000° N
Mcpherson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 339° N
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 265° W
Mingenback Theatre (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 265° W
Hillsboro Memorial Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 103° E
Wall Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 263° W
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 265° W
Liberty Monument (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 103° E
Centenial Plaza (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 102° E
Grant Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.7 mi, 273° W
Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 262° W
Marion Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 069° E
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 270° W
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 181° S
Terrace Lane Farm (Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 038° NE
Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 241° SW
Kauffman Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 168° S
Mennonite Settler statue (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 171° S
Harvey County Homeless & Indigent Persons Memorial (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 152° SE
Chisholm Trail 8 (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 169° S
Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 231° SW
ATSF Florence Depot (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 110° E
AMC Salina 10 (Cinema) — 30.3 mi, 341° N
Original Salina Airport (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 344° N
Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 054° NE
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 32.7 mi, 297° NW
Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 33.3 mi, 350° N
MP Depot (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 343° N
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 45.9 mi, 207° SW · 16k acres
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.7 mi, 259° W · 44k acres

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