Howard Kansas Map

About Howard, Kansas

Howard is a locality in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 570. The population density is 312.2 people per km². Howard is located at 37.4703°N, 96.2636°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Howard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67349.

Howard occupies a space where the prairie grass leans perpetually toward the horizon, bowing to a wind that carries the scent of dry earth and distance. It lies 40.6 miles southeast of El Dorado, KS (from El Dorado, KS: bearing 126°T), and is situated 34.9 miles west-northwest of Independence. Pawpaw Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods that filter the afternoon light into long, amber slivers across the limestone-dusted ground. To the west, the distant rise of the Flint Hills breaks the flatness of the sky, a jagged edge of blue-gray stone that anchors the view. The air here possesses a singular clarity, sharp enough to suggest that one might see the curvature of the world if the light caught the tallgrass just right. Only two miles away, the quiet surface of Polk Daniels Lake reflects the vast, shifting clouds, acting as a mirror for the sky that dominates the life of everyone who walks these plains.

Howard grew from the rugged ambition of settlers who saw promise in the stubborn soil and the steady, if occasionally cruel, rhythm of the seasons. The limestone courthouse serves as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this land, standing as a testament to the local economy that remains tethered to the cycles of cattle and harvest. Even as the modern world pulls at the edges of the plains, the daily pace in Howard remains tethered to the earth, echoing a history of resilience forged in the wake of dust and drought. For those seeking a wider expanse of wilder terrain, the fifteen-mile trek to Fall River State Park offers a brief respite, yet the true character of the place is found in the everyday persistence of its people. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of a slow-turning season, grounded by the steady hand of tradition and the quiet, unending conversation between the prairie and the sky.

About This Howard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Howard, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.470312, -96.263607. 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 Howard includes the ZIP code (67349), telephone area code (785), county seat of Elk County (Howard), and school district assignment (West Elk Unified School District 282).

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.