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Claflin Kansas Map

Explore Claflin, 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 Claflin, Kansas

How to Use This Claflin, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.525011
Longitude	-98.533684
Population	562
Density	643.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67525
Area Code	785
County Seat	Great Bend
School District	Central Plains Unified School District 112

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About Claflin, Kansas

Claflin is a locality in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 562. The population density is 643.9 people per km². Claflin is located at 38.5250°N, 98.5337°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Claflin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67525.

Claflin occupies a singular expanse of central Kansas where the horizon stretches toward an infinite, pale sky, defined by the relentless push of the wind across flat, fertile plains. It lies 16.7 miles northeast of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 48°T), and is situated 13.2 miles east of Hoisington. The landscape surrounding Claflin is dominated by the deliberate geometry of agriculture, where deep-rooted crops yield to the seasonal shifts of ochre and emerald, and the air carries a dry, sharp clarity that clarifies the edges of every fence post and grain elevator. Only two miles to the west, Cow Creek traces a modest, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the occasional stubborn cottonwood that defies the surrounding openness. Further afield, the expansive wetlands of the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area provide a necessary refuge for migratory birds, their seasonal movements marking time more reliably than any clock in the quiet streets.

Claflin emerged from the expansion of the railroad, a logistical artery that anchored the local economy to the vast, golden harvests of the surrounding wheat fields. Life in Claflin remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, where the labor of the harvest dictates the pulse of the day and the enduring strength of the community is measured in the long, shared memories of those who have worked this soil for generations. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken only by the hum of machinery or the distant whistle of a train, there is a persistent, industrious spirit found in the local storefronts and the pride taken in the upkeep of the public square. Travelers passing through might find the landscape austere, yet those who stay recognize the quiet beauty of a sunset that sets the entire plain aglow, casting long, violet shadows over the earth that sustains the life of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 228° SW
Cheyenne Bottoms Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 265° W
Noisington Bicentennial Park (Local Park) — 13.6 mi, 269° W
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.4 mi, 230° SW
Binger Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 161° S
Breaking the Sod statue (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 232° SW
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 234° SW
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 173° S · 44k acres
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 20.9 mi, 009° N
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 009° N
Expo Center (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 237° SW
Kanopolis Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 064° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 21.5 mi, 126° SE
Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 125° SE
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 26.2 mi, 359° N
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 002° N
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 140° SE
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 073° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 180° S · 232 acres
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 360° N
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 360° N
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 030° NE
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 41.2 mi, 030° NE
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 030° NE
Frontier in Lincoln County (Monument) — 42.0 mi, 034° NE
Carey Dome (Cinema) — 45.9 mi, 134° SE
Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 46.0 mi, 133° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Monument) — 46.2 mi, 135° SE
White-tailed Deer (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 061° NE
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 57.9 mi, 145° SE · 16k acres

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