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Downs Kansas Map

Explore Downs, 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 Downs, Kansas

How to Use This Downs, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.498622
Longitude	-98.54201
Population	800
Density	275.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67437
Area Code	785
County Seat	Osborne
School District	Waconda Unified School District 272

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About Downs, Kansas

Downs is a locality in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 800. The population density is 275.8 people per km². Downs is located at 39.4986°N, 98.5420°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Downs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67437.

Downs emerges from the vast, open plains as a quiet sentinel of the Kansas landscape, anchored by the persistent flow of the North Fork Solomon River. It lies 60.0 miles northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 44°T), and is situated 23.4 miles west of Beloit. The horizon here is defined by the expansive, wheat-dusted earth, where the sky claims a dominance that makes the architecture of the streets feel humble and deliberate. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Hills fracture the clarity of the evening light, casting long, violet shadows across the fields. Within the immediate reach of the town, the Glen Elder Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary where the tallgrass bends under the constant, restless breath of the plains, and the proximity to Waconda Lake offers a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic labor of the surrounding agricultural expanse.

The history of Downs is written in the resilient character of those who weathered the unforgiving cycles of the prairie, turning the soil into a steady foundation for a life defined by harvest and trade. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, moving in sync with the seasons that dictate the color of the fields from the pale green of spring to the brittle gold of late autumn. The architecture of the older buildings retains a sturdy, unadorned honesty, reflecting a time when the prosperity of the region was tied directly to the abundance of the land. Life in Downs maintains a contemplative pace, where the social fabric is stitched together by the shared experience of the weather and the land, creating a sense of belonging that is as deep as the roots of the cottonwoods lining the riverbanks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 174° S
Sod and Stubble (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 005° N
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 098° E
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 083° E
Walronds Stockade (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 293° NW
Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 248° W
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 080° E
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 085° E
Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 087° E
Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 045° NE
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 355° N
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 179° S
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 180° S
Kirwin Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 32.9 mi, 290° W
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 35.7 mi, 175° S
Wilson Lake (Recreation Area) — 36.8 mi, 177° S
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 146° SE
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 146° SE
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 146° SE
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 146° SE
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Area #1 (Local Recreation) — 38.5 mi, 190° S
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 39.2 mi, 012° N
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 177° S
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 41.7 mi, 261° W
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 035° NE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 45.2 mi, 293° NW
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 46.7 mi, 175° S
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 47.1 mi, 084° E
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 53.8 mi, 064° NE

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