Explore Hamlin, 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 Hamlin, 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 Hamlin.
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 | Hamlin |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Brown County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.916113 |
| Longitude | -95.62804 |
| Population | 25 |
| Density | 110.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66434 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Hiawatha |
| School District | Hiawatha Unified School District 415 |
Hamlin exhales a stillness that stretches across the flat, open horizon, where the earth meets the sky in a long, unbroken line of muted ochre and pale green. It lies 36.3 miles northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 312°T), and is situated 6.6 miles northwest of Hiawatha. Terrapin Creek carves a shallow, wandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the silver-leafed shivering of cottonwoods that catch the low, golden light of late afternoon. To the west, the subtle rise of Albany Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, a solitary feature against the vast expanse that defines the physical character of the region. The air here carries a dry, persistent clarity, sharpened by a wind that never entirely settles, moving through the tallgrass with a low, rhythmic sigh that seems to measure the slow passage of the day.
History in Hamlin remains deeply tethered to the soil, reflecting an economy built on the patient labor of agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields. While the stillness might suggest a place forgotten, the life of the land continues through the quiet endurance of those who work the dirt, far removed from the bustle of the distant modern world. A short journey away, the tranquility of Bruning Park provides a quiet respite for the local spirit, while those seeking the reflection of the sky upon water look toward Clear Creek Lake. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, anchored by the memory of the deep plains and the persistent, honest work of keeping a small place alive in the face of the changing seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamlin, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.916113, -95.62804. 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 Hamlin includes the ZIP code (66434), telephone area code (913), county seat of Brown County (Hiawatha), and school district assignment (Hiawatha Unified School District 415).
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. |