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Durham Kansas Map

Explore Durham, 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 Durham, Kansas

How to Use This Durham, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.48612
Longitude	-97.228081
Population	89
Density	197.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67438
Area Code	785
County Seat	Marion
School District	Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410

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About Durham, Kansas

Durham is a locality in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 197.5 people per km². Durham is located at 38.4861°N, 97.2281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Durham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67438.

Durham exists as a quiet punctuation mark on the expanse of the Kansas plains, where the North Cottonwood River carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth nearby. It lies 24.9 miles east-northeast of McPherson, KS (from McPherson, KS: bearing 71°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Hillsboro. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, a vast theater for the shifting light that turns the tallgrass prairie from a pale, sun-bleached straw to a deep, bruised violet as the day surrenders to dusk. While the terrain remains largely level, the distant Twin Mounds rise in the west like soft, earthen shoulders against the sky, grounding the observer in a landscape defined by its openness and the persistent, restless movement of the wind. Even when the air is still, the land feels as though it is waiting for the next breath of weather, its soil holding the memory of seasons both parched and generous.

Durham emerged from the intersection of rail lines and agricultural necessity, a settlement built on the hard work of those who recognized the fertility of the surrounding soil. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient labor of the fields, where the golden fiber of wheat defines the local calendar and the collective character of the people. Residents find respite just three miles away at Marion Lake, a reservoir that offers a reflective contrast to the dusty intensity of the grain elevators and the quiet streets of the center. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate cadence, mirrored in the way the local cottonwoods lean toward the water, their leaves shivering in a constant, soft conversation that has persisted long after the early tracks were laid.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marion Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 140° SE
Terrace Lane Farm (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 008° N
Centenial Plaza (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 171° S
Hillsboro Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 175° S
Liberty Monument (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 173° S
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 267° W
Mcpherson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 269° W
Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 054° NE
Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 051° NE
ATSF Florence Depot (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 136° SE
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 251° W
Mingenback Theatre (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 251° W
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 251° W
Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.4 mi, 250° W
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 28.1 mi, 256° W

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