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Ellinwood Kansas Map

Explore Ellinwood, 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 Ellinwood, Kansas

How to Use This Ellinwood, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.355568
Longitude	-98.580911
Population	2,011
Density	587.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67526
Area Code	785
County Seat	Great Bend
School District	Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355

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About Ellinwood, Kansas

Ellinwood is a locality in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,011. The population density is 587.8 people per km². Ellinwood is located at 38.3556°N, 98.5809°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellinwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67526.

Ellinwood occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Great Plains where the horizon stretches into a thin, vibrating line of heat and wheat. It lies 10.0 miles east of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 93°T), and is situated 15.5 miles southeast of Hoisington. The Arkansas River traces a shallow, sandy path just a mile away, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwoods that lean against the persistent, scouring wind. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains stubbornly flat, a muted palette of amber and dust-gray that catches the sharp, golden light of late afternoon. Six miles to the north, the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area provides a sprawling, marshy sanctuary for migrating birds, its wetlands offering a cool, reflective counterpoint to the dry, endless shimmer of the surrounding farmland.

Ellinwood emerged from the expansion of the railroad, and the subterranean tunnels beneath its downtown district remain a curious, shadowy remnant of its early days, once serving as a hidden commerce hub for merchants and travelers. Agriculture anchors the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvesting of grain that fills the silos standing like sentinels against the sky. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the gravity of the soil and the unpredictability of the weather. While Barton Lake waits thirteen miles away for those seeking a quiet afternoon by the water, the true character of Ellinwood is found in the stillness of the main street, where the limestone facades of older buildings seem to hold the quiet memory of a century’s worth of prairie storms and harvest moons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 340° N
Binger Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 117° SE
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 166° S · 44k acres
Brit Spaugh Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 276° W
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.1 mi, 277° W
Cheyenne Bottoms Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 329° NW
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 275° W
Metal baseball statue (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 269° W
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 272° W
Expo Center (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 271° W
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 19.9 mi, 093° E
Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 092° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 175° S · 232 acres
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 115° SE
Kanopolis Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.2 mi, 046° NE
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 010° N
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 010° N
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 062° NE
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 38.3 mi, 006° N
Hutchinson Art Center (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 120° SE
Carey Dome (Cinema) — 41.0 mi, 119° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Monument) — 41.0 mi, 120° SE
Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 41.1 mi, 119° SE
Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 101° E
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 003° N
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 003° N
Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 49.5 mi, 089° E
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 50.6 mi, 135° SE · 16k acres
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 52.7 mi, 026° NE
Frontier in Lincoln County (Monument) — 53.4 mi, 029° NE

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