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Elk City Kansas Map

Explore Elk City, 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 Elk City, Kansas

How to Use This Elk City, Kansas Map

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

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	Elk City
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Montgomery County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.289227
Longitude	-95.911652
Population	260
Density	297.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67344
Area Code	785
County Seat	Independence
School District	Independence Unified School District 446

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About Elk City, Kansas

Elk City is a locality in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 260. The population density is 297.0 people per km². Elk City is located at 37.2892°N, 95.9117°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elk City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67344.

Elk City occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the Elk River carves a deliberate, winding path through the heavy soil. It lies 59.7 miles east of Winfield, KS (from Winfield, KS: bearing 86°T), and is situated 12.1 miles west-northwest of Independence. Cottonwoods lean toward the water’s edge, their silver-backed leaves shivering in the constant, restless breeze that defines the atmosphere of these wide-open spaces. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Chautauqua Hills edges the horizon, while the terrain closer to Elk City remains defined by low, enduring ridges and pockets of thick prairie grasses. Evenings here bring a clarity of light that turns the dry stalks of late-season vegetation into blades of burnished copper, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until the sun dips below the flat line of the world.

History remains etched into the quietude of Elk City, where the legacy of early agricultural settlement lingers in the weathered wood of older barns and the layout of the local roads. The economy turns on the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the land, though the nearby waters of Elk City Lake provide a necessary point of congregation for those seeking the stillness of the reservoir’s edge. Visitors often gravitate toward the Dove Flats Wildlife Area, a sanctuary for local fauna that maintains the integrity of the regional ecosystem. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the gentle depression of Green Hollow offers a subtle variation in the topography, reminding travelers that this landscape, while seemingly uniform, possesses a topography shaped by subtle shifts in moisture and time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dove Flats Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 073° E
Duck Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 023° NE
Elk City Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 119° SE
Elk City State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 104° E
Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 098° E
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 105° E
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 115° SE
Montgomery State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 127° SE
MP Fredonia Depot (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 014° N
Caney Valley Speedway (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 186° S
ATSF Cheryvale Depot (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 094° E
Republic F-86 "Thunderstreak" (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 136° SE
Copan Lake (Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 181° S
Spencer/Rounds Performing Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 138° SE
Dalton Defenders Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 137° SE
Fall River State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 344° N
Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.9 mi, 006° N
Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 084° E
Parsons Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 084° E
Parsons Munincipal Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.0 mi, 084° E
Antietam Circle (Monument) — 36.9 mi, 085° E
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 043° NE
Bartlesville Art Assocations (Arts Centre) — 37.1 mi, 185° S
66 Sculpture (Monument) — 37.6 mi, 185° S
Blind Man at the Pool of Siloam (Public Artwork) — 39.6 mi, 184° S
Civilian Conservtion Corps and Osage Hills State Park Pawhuska - Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 202° S
Osage County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 49.0 mi, 208° SW
E.B. White Gallery (Gallery) — 64.1 mi, 304° NW
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.2 mi, 003° N · 37k acres
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.5 mi, 123° SE · 8,813 acres

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