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Cedar Kansas Map

Explore Cedar, 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 Cedar, Kansas

How to Use This Cedar, Kansas Map

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

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.

CityCedar
StateKansas (KS)
CountySmith County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.657233
Longitude-98.940359
Population11
Density23.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes66018, 67628
Area Code785
County SeatSmith Center
School DistrictSmith Center Unified School District 237

About Cedar, Kansas

Cedar is a locality in Smith County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 11. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Cedar is located at 39.6572°N, 98.9404°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cedar is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 66018, 67628.

Cedar occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the North Fork Solomon River carves a slow, deliberate path through the tawny earth. It lies 57.6 miles north-northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 21°T), and is situated 21.5 miles east-southeast of Phillipsburg. The landscape around Cedar stretches toward a horizon defined by the persistent, restless motion of wind moving across dry grasses and open fields. Cottonwoods stand as sentinels along the riverbed, their silver-backed leaves shivering in the afternoon heat, while the distant silhouette of Blue Mound breaks the flat, expansive line of the sky. In the softening light of dusk, the prairie takes on a muted, amber hue, revealing the subtle textures of a land that has been shaped by the slow accumulation of seasons and the quiet persistence of the elements.

Agriculture serves as the steady pulse of life in Cedar, a place where the economy remains deeply tied to the rhythm of the soil and the cycles of the harvest. The proximity of Kirwin Reservoir, ten miles away, offers a rare concentration of water in an otherwise arid expanse, serving as a vital sanctuary for migrating birds and a seasonal respite for those who work the surrounding wheat fields. History here is found in the weathered wood of grain elevators and the enduring resilience of the people, who maintain a pace of life that favors patience over haste. Cedar remains a place of understated character, where the vastness of the Kansas sky acts as a constant, looming presence, grounding the daily labor of the residents in the immense, unchanging geography of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Statue of Liberty Replica (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 104° E
  • Kirwin Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 270° W
  • Walronds Stockade (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 120° SE
  • Francis Wachs Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 339° N
  • Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 137° SE
  • Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 289° W
  • Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 058° NE
  • Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.0 mi, 120° SE
  • Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 27.4 mi, 115° SE
  • World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 111° E
  • Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 332° NW
  • Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 30.6 mi, 331° NW
  • Webster State Park (State Park) — 30.7 mi, 238° SW
  • Franklin County Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 359° N
  • Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 107° E
  • Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 107° E
  • Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 107° E
  • Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 40.3 mi, 046° NE
  • World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 152° SE
  • Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 46.7 mi, 152° SE
  • Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 061° NE
  • Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 60.0 mi, 135° SE
  • Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 60.1 mi, 135° SE
  • Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 60.2 mi, 135° SE
  • Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 62.7 mi, 156° SE
  • Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 68.2 mi, 095° E
  • Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 70.7 mi, 080° E
  • Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.7 mi, 010° N · 642 acres

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About This Cedar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.657233, -98.940359. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cedar includes the ZIP code (66018, 67628), telephone area code (785), county seat of Smith County (Smith Center), and school district assignment (Smith Center Unified School District 237).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.