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Galena Kansas Map

Explore Galena, 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 Galena, Kansas

How to Use This Galena, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.075895
Longitude	-94.639671
Population	2,761
Density	231.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66739
Area Code	913
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Galena Unified School District 499

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About Galena, Kansas

Galena is a locality in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,761. The population density is 231.6 people per km². Galena is located at 37.0759°N, 94.6397°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Galena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66739.

Galena occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the earth, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold. It lies 23.4 miles south of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 171°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Joplin. Short Creek cuts a thin, silver vein through the terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, pale trunks of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the low hum of the plains. Beyond the immediate brush, the land folds into subtle depressions like Reddish Hollow, where the shadows gather early in the evening. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and cooling limestone, a scent that seems to rise from the very pores of the ground, grounding the spirit in the heavy, honest weight of the Kansas soil.

Galena emerged from the raw potential of the lead and zinc deposits that once drew prospectors to turn the earth inside out, leaving behind a legacy of mining that shaped the town’s industrious character. Today, the pace of life flows with the steady, unpretentious rhythm of a place that has learned to thrive long after the booms have silenced, with the local economy shifting from the depths of the mines to the quiet commerce of the surface. Residents often find themselves passing through Unknown Park, a space that serves as a communal pause in the day, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge provides a permanent, silent boundary to the west. Life in Galena moves in deliberate circles, marked by the changing light on the storefronts and the way the wind catches the tallgrass, reminding those who stay that the land here keeps its own counsel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 359° N
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 249° W
Tow Mater (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 007° N
Galena Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 240° SW
Galena City Pool Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 184° S
Joplin Athletic Center (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 075° E
Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 081° E
Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 080° E
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 5.0 mi, 081° E
Old Tristate Marker (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 167° S
Tristate Marker (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 167° S
Marsh arc bridge (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 268° W
Brush Creek Bridge (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 268° W
Rainbow Bridge (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 268° W
Baxter Springs Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 237° SW
Carl Junction Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 029° NE
Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 097° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 077° E
Spring River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 358° N
Praying Hands (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 065° NE
Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 066° NE
Kneeling Miner Statue (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 065° NE
Tipton Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 120° SE
Mined Land Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 322° NW
Samuel J. Butcher Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 081° E
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 16.5 mi, 110° E · 241 acres
Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 134° SE · 82 acres
WWII ruin (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 136° SE
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 193° S · 8,813 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 51.3 mi, 123° SE · 1.5M acres

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