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Council Grove Kansas Map

Explore Council Grove, 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 Council Grove, Kansas

How to Use This Council Grove, Kansas Map

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

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	Council Grove
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Morris County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.661119
Longitude	-96.491947
Population	2,140
Density	387.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66846
Area Code	913
County Seat	Council Grove
School District	Morris County Unified School District 417

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About Council Grove, Kansas

Council Grove is a locality in Morris County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,140. The population density is 387.0 people per km². Council Grove is located at 38.6611°N, 96.4919°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Council Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66846.

Council Grove sits as a quiet anchor upon the broad, undulating expanse of the Kansas prairie, where the tallgrass leans against the persistent wind. It lies 24.4 miles northwest of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 317°T), and is situated 31.3 miles southeast of Junction City. The Neosho River carves a deliberate, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble at the slightest shift in the air. To the west, the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, though the faint, hazy silhouette of Grant Ridge looms thirty miles distant, a steady reminder of the earth’s ancient, rising bones. Just two miles away, the waters of Council Grove Lake catch the evening light, holding the reflection of a sky that seems to stretch further here than anywhere else on the plains.

History remains a tangible weight in Council Grove, where the legacy of the Santa Fe Trail lingers in the limestone foundations of the buildings that define the local character. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, shifting between the cycles of agriculture and the quiet persistence of small-scale commerce that serves those who choose to live away from the crowded centers. Visitors often wander toward Council Grove Lake to witness the way the light clarifies the prairie grasses at dusk, turning the landscape into a study of amber and deep violet. Despite the passage of years, the daily pace remains dictated by the sun and the season, maintaining a constancy that feels as enduring as the stone of the courthouse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 077° E
Guardian of the Grove (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 074° E
Seth Hays Home (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 126° SE
Post Office Oak (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 081° E
Kaw House Reconstructed (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 345° N
Council Oak (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 082° E
Custer Elm (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 152° SE
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 085° E
Council Grove Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 339° N
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 119° SE
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 121° SE
Promontory (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 117° SE
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 199° S
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 193° S · 33 acres
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 188° S
Chase State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 193° S
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 22.6 mi, 138° SE
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 135° SE
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 111° E
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 24.3 mi, 136° SE
Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 271° W
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 136° SE
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 106° E
Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 325° NW
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.2 mi, 128° SE · 37k acres
Bolton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.7 mi, 025° NE
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 40.7 mi, 353° N
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 42.7 mi, 023° NE
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 54.7 mi, 198° S

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