Hesston Kansas Map
Explore Hesston, 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 Hesston, Kansas
How to Use This Hesston, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hesston, 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 Hesston.
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 | Hesston |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Harvey County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.138344 |
| Longitude | -97.431427 |
| Population | 3,505 |
| Density | 379.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67062 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Newton |
| School District | Hesston Unified School District 460 |
About Hesston, Kansas
Hesston is a locality in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,505. The population density is 379.6 people per km². Hesston is located at 38.1383°N, 97.4314°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hesston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67062.Hesston occupies a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches toward an infinite sky, defined by the modest, insistent presence of Dry Creek as it carves a path through the prairie soil. It lies 7.9 miles northwest of Newton, KS (from Newton, KS: bearing 323°T), and is situated 6.5 miles northwest of North Newton. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the surrounding wheat fields into a sea of muted gold and gray as the wind ripples through the stalks. Within the immediate footprint of the landscape, Childrens Park offers a quiet intersection of green space where the local flora reflects the resilience of the plains. The air carries a dry, sharp scent of earth and turning gears, a reminder of the vast, open distances that define the character of the region.
Hesston maintains a steady, industrious pulse, anchored by a manufacturing legacy that has long sustained the families who chose to settle on these high, productive plains. The influence of Mennonite heritage remains a quiet, guiding force in the social fabric, fostering a culture of craftsmanship and communal responsibility that manifests in the clean lines of the local architecture. While the quietude of the plains suggests a slower pace, the economy is driven by technical precision and the global reach of its machinery shops. Those seeking a different kind of stillness might travel thirteen miles to reach the waters of Gast Lake, yet the true rhythm of life is found in the daily commerce and the enduring, practical habits of the people who call Hesston home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- King Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 057° NE
- Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 192° S
- Interstate Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 034° NE
- Unknown Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 132° SE
- Kauffman Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 133° SE
- Blue Sky Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 136° SE
- Mennonite Settler statue (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 147° SE
- Chisholm Trail 8 (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 151° SE
- Harvey County Homeless & Indigent Persons Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 112° E
- McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 286° W
- Liberty Monument (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 040° NE
- Mingenback Theatre (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 325° NW
- Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 325° NW
- Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 289° W
- Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 320° NW
- McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 324° NW
- Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 171° S
- Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 269° W
- Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 22.5 mi, 000° N
- Mcpherson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 355° N
- Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 27.0 mi, 259° W
- Carey Dome (Cinema) — 27.1 mi, 259° W
- Hutchinson Art Center (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 259° W
- ATSF Florence Depot (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 076° E
- Reticulated Giraffe (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 178° S
- Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 31.4 mi, 221° SW · 16k acres
- Cheney State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 214° SW
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 269° W · 44k acres
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.4 mi, 265° W · 232 acres
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About This Hesston Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hesston, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.138344, -97.431427. 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 Hesston includes the ZIP code (67062), telephone area code (785), county seat of Harvey County (Newton), and school district assignment (Hesston Unified School District 460).
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. |
