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Girard Kansas Map

Explore Girard, 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 Girard, Kansas

How to Use This Girard, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.51116
Longitude	-94.838022
Population	2,496
Density	412.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66743
Area Code	913
County Seat	Girard
School District	Girard Unified School District 248

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About Girard, Kansas

Girard is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,496. The population density is 412.7 people per km². Girard is located at 37.5112°N, 94.8380°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Girard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66743.

Girard holds its place upon the expansive Kansas plains, where the horizon stretches thin and flat against a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 10.1 miles northwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-northwest of Frontenac. Sunlight here possesses a distinct, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the wheat fields and highlighting the persistent, restless movement of the wind as it combs through the tallgrass. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Thunderbolt Creek carves a narrow, wooded vein through the soil, offering a cool respite where cottonwoods gather their roots. Further to the west, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Rombaugh Hills suggest a world beyond the immediate flatlands, while the more accessible greenery of Winston Park provides a local sanctuary of open space and quietude.

Girard functions as the administrative center of its county, anchored by a limestone courthouse that serves as a sentinel of local governance and regional identity. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the steady, quiet industry of the plains, reflecting a heritage built on the labor of the soil. Beyond the daily commerce of the streets, the area offers access to the natural quiet of the Lester R Davis Memorial State Forest, a short drive away, while those seeking a longer path often venture toward the Franklin Sidewalk to traverse the local terrain. Life in Girard moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the seasons, leaving a quiet impression on the traveler who pauses to watch the dusk settle over the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Winston Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 232° SW
Mined Land Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 147° SE
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 085° E
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 085° E
Crawford Fishing Lake Number One (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 105° E
Crawford State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 005° N
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 134° SE
Frontenac (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 113° SE
CCC Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 008° N
Railroad Depot (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 134° SE
Shawnee Trail Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 114° SE
Prairie State Park (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 086° E
Page Dragline (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 199° S
Big Brutus (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 199° S
Neosho State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 253° W
Bourbon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.9 mi, 326° NW
Ware Monument (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 020° N
Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 181° S
Antietam Circle #2 (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 241° SW
Parsons Munincipal Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 243° SW
Parsons Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 243° SW
Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 243° SW
Rainbow Bridge (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 170° S
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 31.1 mi, 357° N
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 160° S
Mining Days Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 141° SE
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 33.3 mi, 152° SE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.9 mi, 012° N · 15k acres
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 175° S · 8,813 acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 79.2 mi, 137° SE · 1.5M acres

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