Herndon Kansas Map
Herndon, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Herndon, Rawlins County.
Interactive Map of Herndon, Kansas
| City | Herndon |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Rawlins |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.909726 |
| Longitude | -100.785152 |
| Population | 159 |
| Density | 110.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Herndon, Kansas
Herndon is a locality in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 110.1 people per km². Herndon is located at 39.9097°N, 100.7852°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67739.
Herndon rests on a wide, sun-bleached expanse where the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 105.1 miles west-south-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 239°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-north-west of Oberlin. The land here, a quilt of ochre and pale green, rolls out in gentle swells toward horizons that promise nothing but more of the same, an unbroken stretch of prairie. Dust devils sometimes ghost across the fields, ephemeral dancers in the heat, and the air, when it’s still, carries the dry, clean scent of cut grass and distant cattle. The few buildings of Herndon huddle together as if for warmth against the immense openness, their facades weathered by wind and sun, their windows reflecting the unblinking blue of the Kansas sky. The history of Herndon is written in the soil and the grain elevators that punctuate the landscape like silent sentinels. This is a place born of the plow and the railroad, a testament to the resilience of those who settled the Great Plains. Wheat has long been the lifeblood of Rawlins County, and Herndon, though small, plays its part in that enduring agricultural rhythm, its economy tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. The quiet hum of a combine in the distance, or the low rumble of a freight train passing through, are the hallmarks of its daily life, a steady pulse against the immense silence of the surrounding country.
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About This Herndon Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Herndon, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Herndon and Rawlins County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Herndon is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Herndon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
