Explore Gas, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gas, 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 Gas.
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 | Gas |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Allen County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.923647 |
| Longitude | -95.346092 |
| Population | 475 |
| Density | 254.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 66749, 66742 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Iola |
| School District | Iola Unified School District 257 |
Gas occupies a broad, unassuming expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 48.0 miles south of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 185°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east of Iola. The earth here is defined by the steady, unyielding flatness of the prairie, broken only by the thin, winding line of Rock Creek a mile to the west and the quiet stillness of Lake Bassola three miles further out. In the fading light of late afternoon, the tall grasses catch a warm, amber glow that seems to pull the very spirit of the soil upward into the cooling air. Distant landmarks like Rose Dome offer a faint, jagged suggestion of variation against the sky, though the immediate view remains one of vast, open fields and the low, persistent rustle of wind through the cottonwoods.
Gas draws its name from the early industrial ambition that once defined the region, marking a period when the promise of underground wealth dictated the growth of the landscape. Life in Gas proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, as residents maintain a quiet connection to the land and the history of their forebears. The economy remains anchored in the rhythms of the surrounding soil, while nearby spaces like East Iola Park provide a localized reprieve for those who seek the shade of trees or the simple comfort of an afternoon outdoors. It is a place where the architecture of the past—simple, functional, and enduring—rests comfortably against the backdrop of an immense sky, reflecting a community that values the weight of its own quiet persistence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gas, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.923647, -95.346092. 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 Gas includes the ZIP code (66749, 66742), telephone area code (913), county seat of Allen County (Iola), and school district assignment (Iola Unified School District 257).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |