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Horton Kansas Map

Explore Horton, 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 Horton, Kansas

How to Use This Horton, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.660557
Longitude	-95.526369
Population	1,523
Density	331.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66439
Area Code	913
County Seat	Hiawatha
School District	South Brown County Unified School District 430

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About Horton, Kansas

Horton is a locality in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,523. The population density is 331.7 people per km². Horton is located at 39.6606°N, 95.5264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Horton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66439.

Horton emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Kansas prairie as a collection of low-slung buildings anchored by the persistent, rhythmic breath of the plains. It lies 22.6 miles west-northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 287°T), and is situated 17.5 miles northeast of Holton. Mission Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the steady, subterranean hum of the earth. Beyond the immediate town limits, the terrain rises into the subtle, weathered elevations of the Glacier Uplands, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Albany Hill marks the horizon like a faint brushstroke against a pale, amber sky. Clear Creek Lake provides a still, reflective reprieve from the ceaseless movement of the wind, mirroring the expansive clouds that drift over the fields in long, languid shadows.

Horton maintains a character defined by the sturdy, unyielding nature of the soil and the legacy of early rail expansion that once dictated the pulse of its commerce. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of grain and livestock, reflecting a history of labor that has long prioritized the practical over the ornamental. Residents often traverse the thirteen miles to the Noble Ball Park & Hiawatha Aquatic Center for recreation, maintaining a connection to the broader region that respects the quiet, deliberate pace of life found in the local streets. There is a distinct, sharp clarity to the autumn light here, casting long, golden angles across the limestone foundations and grain bins that define the local silhouette, marking the passage of days in a place where the horizon remains the most constant companion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 011° N
Crucifix (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 078° E
Worlds Largest Baseball (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 178° S
Noble Ball Park & Hiawatha Aquatic Center (Local Park) — 12.6 mi, 000° N
Windmill Lane (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 001° N
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 012° N
Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 001° N
Maple Grove Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 358° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 003° N
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 358° N
Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 358° N
Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 357° N
Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 357° N
Prairie Lake Park (Local Park) — 14.2 mi, 217° SW
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 032° NE
Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 194° S
Perry Lake (Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 178° S
Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 219° SW
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 178° S
Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 096° E
Muchnic Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 106° E
The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 105° E
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 016° N
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 069° E
Brown (Bob) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.9 mi, 035° NE
Lewis And Clark State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 111° E
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 070° E
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 028° NE · 15k acres
Perry State Park (State Park) — 34.7 mi, 178° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.4 mi, 056° NE · 3,906 acres

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