Explore Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, 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 Hamilton.
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 | Hamilton |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Greenwood County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.97947 |
| Longitude | -96.164165 |
| Population | 182 |
| Density | 225.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66853 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Eureka |
| School District | Hamilton Unified School District 390 |
Hamilton occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas tallgrass prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of relentless, shifting light. It lies 29.3 miles south of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 178°T), and is situated 12.7 miles north-northeast of Eureka. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth, occasionally broken by the thin, dark line of cottonwoods that mark the path of Slate Creek. To the west, the subtle rise of Tipperary Hill interrupts the flat line of the sky, while the muted, earthy tones of the plains shift from pale gold to deep, bruised violet as the sun descends. It is a place where the wind possesses a physical weight, pressing against the tallgrass and carrying the dry, sharp scent of limestone and dust that defines the character of the soil.
History in Hamilton is written in the stone of the regional architecture and the deep, silent records of the earth itself. Nearby, the Hamilton Fossil Quarry offers a glimpse into the ancient life that once flourished in this basin, a stark contrast to the modern rhythms of agriculture that drive the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain dips toward the distant Tonovay Draw, and the occasional traveler might turn toward Munger Lake for a moment of stillness away from the steady, mechanical hum of the harvest. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, anchored by a deep familiarity with the seasons and a quiet, enduring patience that mirrors the vast, open space surrounding the streets of Hamilton.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamilton, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.97947, -96.164165. 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 Hamilton includes the ZIP code (66853), telephone area code (913), county seat of Greenwood County (Eureka), and school district assignment (Hamilton Unified School District 390).
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. |