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Jewell Kansas Map

Explore Jewell, 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 Jewell, Kansas

How to Use This Jewell, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.671399
Longitude	-98.153661
Population	370
Density	347.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66949
Area Code	913
County Seat	Mankato
School District	Rock Hills Unified School District 107

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About Jewell, Kansas

Jewell is a locality in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 370. The population density is 347.6 people per km². Jewell is located at 39.6714°N, 98.1537°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jewell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66949.

Jewell emerges from the wide, amber-hued expanse of the plains, defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of West Buffalo Creek as it cuts through the earth nearby. It lies 64.3 miles north-northwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 333°T), and is situated 15.1 miles north of Beloit. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, where the sky claims more space than the land, and the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a shimmering, metallic gold. To the west, the distant Blue Hills rise like a faint, jagged bruise against the bruised violet of the evening clouds, while the nearby Jewell County State Lake offers a rare, glassy stillness in a landscape otherwise dominated by the restless motion of the prairie wind. The air carries the scent of turned soil and the dry, sweet perfume of cured wheat, a reminder that the character of the ground remains tethered to the ancient, rhythmic cycles of the seasons.

Jewell holds the quiet weight of a place built by those who broke the sod and stayed to watch the harvest cycle repeat for generations. The local economy persists as a reflection of the soil, grounded in agricultural industry and the steady, deliberate pace of commerce that services the surrounding farmland. Beyond the immediate fields, the Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary where the flora and fauna remain undisturbed, echoing the natural state of the land before the arrival of the surveyor’s chain. Life in Jewell moves with the measured cadence of a clockwork mechanism, where the limestone foundations of old buildings retain the heat of the day long after the sun has vanished, offering a solid, enduring presence amidst the shifting, oceanic grass of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 286° W
Jamestown Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 084° E
Roadside Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 170° S
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 218° SW
Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 219° SW
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 14.6 mi, 217° SW
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 222° SW
Chautauqua Park (Local Park) — 15.0 mi, 172° S
Lovewell Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 15.6 mi, 019° N
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 020° N
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 233° SW
Sod and Stubble (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 242° SW
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 011° N
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 296° NW
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 105° E
Union Pacific Depot (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 104° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 105° E
Cloud County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 105° E
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 29.0 mi, 335° NW
Train caboose (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 070° E
Republic County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 070° E
Walronds Stockade (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 253° W
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 068° E
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 43.6 mi, 180° S
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 47.0 mi, 206° SW
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 49.1 mi, 141° SE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 53.1 mi, 005° N
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 039° NE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.8 mi, 008° N · 324 acres
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.4 mi, 340° N · 642 acres

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