Chapman Kansas Map
Explore Chapman, 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 Chapman, Kansas
How to Use This Chapman, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chapman, 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 Chapman.
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 | Chapman |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Dickinson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.972221 |
| Longitude | -97.022514 |
| Population | 1,377 |
| Density | 569.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67431 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Abilene |
| School District | Chapman Unified School District 473 |
About Chapman, Kansas
Chapman is a locality in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,377. The population density is 569.8 people per km². Chapman is located at 38.9722°N, 97.0225°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chapman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67431.Chapman emerges from the vast expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon stretches into a pale, infinite distance that seems to swallow the very concept of edges. It lies 11.0 miles west-southwest of Junction City, KS (from Junction City, KS: bearing 249°T), and is situated 14.6 miles southwest of Fort Riley. The Smoky Hill River carves a deliberate path through the earth nearby, its dark, serpentine ribbon providing a cool contrast to the sun-baked soil and the rhythmic sway of tallgrass that dominates the surrounding landscape. To the west, the silhouettes of the Arnold Divide provide a jagged interruption to the otherwise seamless sky, while the nearby Kansas Falls offers a rare, vertical rush of water that breaks the silence of the flatlands. The air here holds a peculiar weight, thick with the scent of turned earth and the dry, persistent breath of the wind, which dictates the posture of the ancient cottonwoods standing sentinel along the water’s edge.
Chapman maintains a quiet, industrious character, anchored by a heritage that honors the endurance of those who first broke this stubborn prairie sod. While the local economy relies heavily on the steady pulse of agriculture and the meticulous work of grain production, the spirit of the place is defined by a resilience forged in the wake of seasonal extremes. Residents often look toward the Milford Recreation Area for respite, finding a communal sanctuary in the open spaces that mirror the vastness of the surrounding fields. Life in Chapman moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, where the golden light of dusk transforms the utilitarian grain silos into monumental, amber-hued pillars, reminding observers that beneath the surface of daily labor, a profound and quiet beauty persists in the stillness of the plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Milford Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 023° NE
- Milford Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 030° NE
- South Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 077° E
- Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 119° SE
- Geary State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 119° SE
- Great Plains Theatre (Cinema) — 10.7 mi, 249° W
- Geary County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 069° E
- Honor Roll of Dickinson County Servicemen (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 247° SW
- Eisenhower Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 248° W
- Dwight David Eisenhower Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 248° W
- Texas Cattle Trail Terminus (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 250° W
- C.L. Hoover Opera House (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 069° E
- Rock Island Depot (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 247° SW
- Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 250° W
- UPRR Abilene Depot (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 250° W
- Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 248° W
- Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 069° E
- North Diamond Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 253° W
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.6 mi, 071° E
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 061° NE
- Magic School (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 031° NE
- Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 169° S
- Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 069° E
- Arts & Memories Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 025° NE
- Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 254° W
- Tuttle Creek Dam and Reservoir Monument (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 049° NE
- Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 050° NE
- Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 55.8 mi, 249° W
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.9 mi, 127° SE · 37k acres
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About This Chapman Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chapman, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.972221, -97.022514. 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 Chapman includes the ZIP code (67431), telephone area code (785), county seat of Dickinson County (Abilene), and school district assignment (Chapman Unified School District 473).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
