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Clay Center Kansas Map

Explore Clay Center, 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 Clay Center, Kansas

How to Use This Clay Center, Kansas Map

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

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	Clay Center
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Butler County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.381182
Longitude	-97.127372
Population	4,199
Density	508.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	67008, 67432
Area Code	785
County Seat	El Dorado
School District	Clay Center Unified School District 379

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About Clay Center, Kansas

Clay Center is a locality in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,199. The population density is 508.1 people per km². Clay Center is located at 39.3812°N, 97.1274°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clay Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 67008, 67432.

Clay Center emerges from the expansive wheat-horizon plains as a gathering of brick and limestone anchored to the earth by the steady, unyielding current of the North Branch Rock Creek. It lies 21.2 miles south-southeast of El Dorado, KS (from El Dorado, KS: bearing 166°T), and is situated 16.1 miles southeast of Augusta. The landscape here is defined by a vast, openness where the wind perpetually reshapes the tallgrass and stirs the pale green leaves of cottonwoods lining the riverbed. To the west, the distant silhouette of Temple Knob haunts the horizon, a solitary interruption in an otherwise unbroken expanse of sky. The light at dusk possesses a singular, golden clarity, casting long shadows that emphasize the flat, geometric precision of the surrounding agricultural fields. Nearby, the quiet waters of Butler State Fishing Lake and the slightly more distant Timber Creek Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the persistent, restless movement of the prairie air.

Clay Center serves as the administrative core of its county, a role underscored by the presence of a limestone courthouse that anchors the town’s architectural identity. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the soil, with the rhythm of the year dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have sustained generations since the region’s initial settlement. Through the decades, the echoes of the Dust Bowl have faded into a collective memory, replaced by a modern agricultural industry that hums with the mechanical pulse of combines and grain elevators. Daily life in Clay Center maintains a deliberate, measured pace, where the social fabric is held together by the familiar intersections of commerce and community at the town center. Even as the seasons shift, the character of the place remains fixed in its resilience, defined by a stoic endurance that mirrors the wide, demanding landscape surrounding it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Utility Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 187° S
Huntress Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 249° W
Fairgrounds Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 135° SE
Milford Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 154° SE
Milford Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 142° SE
Arts & Memories Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 110° E
Magic School (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 125° SE
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 079° E
Strawberry (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 343° N
Mariadahl Steeple (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 083° E
Olsburg Pioneers (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 083° E
Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 136° SE
Locomotive 6072 (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 138° SE
Site of Old Up Turntable and Roundhouse (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 145° SE
Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 145° SE
Geary County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 147° SE
C.L. Hoover Opera House (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 147° SE
Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 147° SE
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 29.3 mi, 232° SW
Tuttle Creek Dam and Reservoir Monument (Viewpoint) — 29.3 mi, 107° E
Bill Snyder (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 113° SE
Cloud County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 295° NW
Union Pacific Depot (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 295° NW
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 295° NW
Great Plains Theatre (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 188° S
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 33.2 mi, 124° SE
Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 35.6 mi, 157° SE
Jamestown Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 44.0 mi, 294° NW
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 49.9 mi, 098° E
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 63.4 mi, 276° W

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