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Dexter Kansas Map

Explore Dexter, 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 Dexter, Kansas

How to Use This Dexter, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.177251
Longitude	-96.714472
Population	224
Density	312.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67038
Area Code	785
County Seat	Winfield
School District	Dexter Unified School District 471

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About Dexter, Kansas

Dexter is a locality in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 312.2 people per km². Dexter is located at 37.1773°N, 96.7145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dexter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67038.

Dexter emerges from the expansive, sun-bleached plains of Kansas as a quiet collection of structures defined by the relentless, sweeping movement of the prairie wind. It lies 16.1 miles east-southeast of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 106°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east-northeast of Arkansas City. The landscape surrounding Dexter stretches toward an infinite horizon, characterized by low, undulating swells of earth that lead the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hogback Hill. To the south, the terrain finds a brief reprieve from the open grassland in the presence of Grouse Creek, where the silver-barked cottonwoods lean low over the water to trace the contours of the limestone-heavy soil. As the light shifts toward evening, the sky bruises into deep shades of violet and bruised gold, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped away.

Agriculture serves as the singular pulse of the local economy, with the geometry of wheat fields and livestock pastures dictating the daily cadence of those who work the dirt. The heritage of Dexter remains tethered to the rugged persistence required to survive the extremes of the Great Plains, a legacy that lingers in the weathered facades of its modest buildings. Travelers seeking a moment of stillness often find their way toward the Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area, where the water provides a stark, reflective contrast to the tawny grasses of the surrounding plains. Life here moves with the deliberate, unforced gravity of the seasons, honoring a tradition of self-reliance that remains as deeply rooted in the ground as the tallgrass itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 219° SW
Cowley State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 220° SW
Winfield City Lake Recreation Area (Local Park) — 14.0 mi, 332° NW
Kaw Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 227° SW
Heritage Rock (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 289° W
Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 328° NW
Baden Square (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 287° W
Allen Podium (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 289° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.9 mi, 286° W
Ex-atsf Depot (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 287° W
Gateway to the Future (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 288° W
Kaw Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 223° SW
Prairie Passage Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 18.1 mi, 248° W
West Bypass Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 18.5 mi, 248° W
Kaw Lake (Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 194° S
Greater Flint Hills (Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 151° SE
Drummond Lodge (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 161° S
Trebuchet (Registered Battlefield) — 33.9 mi, 328° NW
Historic Frisco Water Tower (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 017° N
ATSF Mulvane Depot (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 305° NW
Mulvane Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 305° NW
Marland Manson (Historic Castle / Fort) — 37.1 mi, 211° SW
Pioneer Woman Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 211° SW
Marland's Grand Home (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 211° SW
Lauber Farm Silo (Historic Ruins) — 38.9 mi, 310° NW
Derby Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 310° NW
Hubbard Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 39.4 mi, 310° NW
Osage County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 149° SE
Osage Hills State Park (State Park) — 41.3 mi, 135° SE
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 45.2 mi, 355° N

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