Frederick Kansas Map

About Frederick, Kansas

Frederick is a locality in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 8. The population density is 16.1 people per km². Frederick is located at 38.5133°N, 98.2684°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Frederick is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67444.

Frederick stretches across the vast, sun-bleached plains of Kansas, where the horizon serves as a relentless line dividing the pale earth from an expansive, shifting sky. It lies 28.8 miles east-northeast of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 69°T), and is situated 12.2 miles north-northwest of Lyons. The landscape around Frederick is defined by the subtle persistence of open prairie, occasionally broken by the low, meandering banks of Little Cow Creek, which cuts a quiet path through the soil two miles away. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Smoky Hills hover like bruised clouds against the sunset, their muted forms grounding the otherwise infinite reach of the plains. Here, the air carries a dry, sharp clarity, and the light at dusk turns the tallgrass into a field of burnished copper, illuminating the quiet solitude that defines the rhythm of the day.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Frederick, with the seasons dictated by the slow rotation of golden wheat and the deep, verdant rows of sorghum that drink from the erratic rains. The local economy is tied closely to the yield of the soil, a legacy that respects the endurance required to survive the long, wind-swept winters and the blistering, dry heat of midsummer. Residents often find respite in the rugged, sandstone-hewn topography of the Kanopolis Recreation Area, while those seeking the reflection of the sky on still water venture toward the quiet shores of Spriggs Rock Lake. In Frederick, the architecture of daily life is built upon the stoic resilience of people who have learned to thrive in a landscape that demands both patience and a profound, wordless affection for the land.

About This Frederick Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frederick, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.513343, -98.268395. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Frederick includes the ZIP code (67444), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rice County (Lyons), and school district assignment (Central Plains Unified School District 112).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.