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Herington Kansas Map

Explore Herington, 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 Herington, Kansas

How to Use This Herington, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.696867
Longitude	-96.807236
Population	2,109
Density	168.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67449
Area Code	785
County Seat	Abilene
School District	Herington Unified School District 487

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About Herington, Kansas

Herington is a locality in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,109. The population density is 168.7 people per km². Herington is located at 38.6969°N, 96.8072°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Herington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67449.

Herington emerges from the expansive horizon of the Kansas plains, where the open sky dictates the temperament of the land and the quality of the light. It lies 25.4 miles south-southwest of Junction City, KS (from Junction City, KS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 30.9 miles south-southwest of Fort Riley. Lime Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the slow drift of the current. To the far west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Grant Ridge occasionally catches the violet hues of dusk, providing a distant anchor to the otherwise level expanse. Residents often find solace at Lake Herington, a mere two miles away, where the stillness of the water mirrors the wide, unobstructed heavens, and those seeking the solitude of the tallgrass prairie venture toward the expanse of Terrace Lane Farm.

Herington maintains a cadence defined by the steel of the railroad and the enduring cycles of the agrarian calendar. Established as a vital junction for locomotive transit, the economy remains tethered to the movement of grain and the productivity of the surrounding fields, a legacy that persists long after the golden age of steam. The architecture of the downtown district reflects a sturdy, utilitarian resilience, featuring masonry that has weathered decades of prairie wind and seasonal shifts. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady frequency, shaped by a history of hard labor and the quiet, collective habits of people who have learned to measure prosperity by the health of the crops and the reliability of the iron rails that continue to bisect the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Herington Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 253° W
Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 245° SW
Santa Fe Trail Ruts (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 108° E
Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 350° N
Council Grove Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 086° E
Geary State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 349° N
Kaw House Reconstructed (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 097° E
Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 098° E
Guardian of the Grove (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 098° E
Seth Hays Home (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 099° E
Post Office Oak (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 098° E
Council Oak (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 098° E
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 098° E
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 141° SE
Ke La Lah Heo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 103° E
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 102° E
Terrace Lane Farm (Conservation Area) — 21.1 mi, 256° W
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 22.1 mi, 142° SE · 33 acres
Geary County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 356° N
C.L. Hoover Opera House (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 357° N
Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 357° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 23.1 mi, 001° N
Milford Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 347° N
Great Plains Theatre (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 305° NW
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 147° SE
Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 005° N
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 36.7 mi, 246° SW
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 39.7 mi, 017° N
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.9 mi, 119° SE · 37k acres
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 54.5 mi, 180° S

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