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Gorham Kansas Map

Explore Gorham, 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 Gorham, Kansas

How to Use This Gorham, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.881678
Longitude	-99.023147
Population	376
Density	607.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67640
Area Code	785
County Seat	Russell
School District	Russell County Unified School District 407

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About Gorham, Kansas

Gorham is a locality in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 376. The population density is 607.4 people per km². Gorham is located at 38.8817°N, 99.0231°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gorham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67640.

Gorham occupies a broad, quiet expanse of the high plains where the sky dominates the horizon and the wind rarely falls silent. It lies 16.3 miles east of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 89°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Russell. The earth here is defined by wide, open stretches of cultivated land that transition into the subtle rise of the Blue Hills in the distance, a sight that gives the landscape a sense of grounded permanence. Shallow depressions and thin ribbons of vegetation mark the path of Walker Creek, which cuts through the soil a mile away, offering a narrow refuge of shade and moisture in an otherwise sun-drenched terrain. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the fields and highlighting the persistent, rhythmic swaying of the tall grasses that border the quiet roads.

Gorham emerged from the expansion of the rail lines that once transformed this region into a vital corridor for agricultural commerce. The local economy remains deeply tied to the rhythms of the harvest, with the grain elevator serving as a vertical landmark that anchors the settlement against the vastness of the prairie. Residents often look toward the regional amenities nearby, such as the recreational opportunities at Wilson Lake or the natural preservation efforts maintained at Bickerdyke Park, to balance the solitary nature of life on the plains. Despite the changing demands of the modern era, Gorham maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the labor of the day is measured by the steady turning of the seasons and the quiet resilience of those who call these high, dry plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grant Memorial (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 249° W
Bickerdyke Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 087° E
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 088° E
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 063° NE
Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 17.9 mi, 270° W
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Area #1 (Local Recreation) — 18.5 mi, 077° E
Wilson Lake (Recreation Area) — 20.0 mi, 077° E
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 084° E
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 065° NE
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 065° NE
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 29.8 mi, 097° E
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 097° E
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.2 mi, 148° SE
Meades Ranch Triangulation Station (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 047° NE
Expo Center (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 167° S
Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 37.4 mi, 260° W
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 163° S
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 37.8 mi, 158° S
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 38.2 mi, 336° NW
Cedar Bluff State Park (State Park) — 38.3 mi, 262° W
Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 225° SW
Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 43.2 mi, 024° NE
Christ Pilot Me Hill (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 229° SW
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 48.2 mi, 077° E
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 48.3 mi, 077° E
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 48.4 mi, 077° E
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 48.4 mi, 077° E
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.8 mi, 151° SE · 44k acres
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 62.5 mi, 345° N
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 63.6 mi, 136° SE

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