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Kanopolis Kansas Map

Explore Kanopolis, 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 Kanopolis, Kansas

How to Use This Kanopolis, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.71112
Longitude	-98.157277
Population	443
Density	145.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67454
Area Code	785
County Seat	Ellsworth
School District	Ellsworth Unified School District 327

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About Kanopolis, Kansas

Kanopolis is a locality in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 443. The population density is 145.2 people per km². Kanopolis is located at 38.7111°N, 98.1573°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kanopolis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67454.

Kanopolis emerges from the expansive, sun-bleached plains where the insistent wind shapes the tallgrass and carries the scent of dry earth. It lies 30.7 miles west-southwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 253°T), and is situated 4.0 miles east-southeast of Ellsworth. Spring Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the limestone-heavy soil, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean against the vast, pale sky. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Smoky Hills defines the horizon, grounding the flat expanse in a rugged, geological permanence. The air here holds a distinctive clarity, turning the light at dusk into a thin, golden wash that settles over the prairie, revealing the subtle textures of a landscape that demands patient observation. Just one mile away, the Kanopolis Recreation Area offers a reprieve of open space, while Kanopolis Lake lies seven miles out, reflecting the clouds like a polished, heavy mirror set into the basin of the plains.

Kanopolis carries the quiet weight of its origins, defined by a history of salt mining that burrowed deep into the subterranean veins of the earth, shaping the local economy and the sturdy character of those who built their lives above. The rhythmic pulse of the grain elevator remains a centerpiece of the local industry, a vertical anchor for a town that measures its days by the cycle of the harvest and the shifting shadows of the sun. Life in Kanopolis moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, mirroring the slow growth of the crops and the enduring persistence of the prairie grass. The architecture, often accented with the native stone of the region, speaks to a heritage of endurance, where the people have learned to harmonize with a climate that shifts from the bite of winter to the intense, shimmering heat of summer. It is a place where the stillness is not an absence of life, but a concentrated form of it, grounded in the hard-won reality of the central plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kanopolis Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW
Preisker Park (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 286° W
Krizek Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 300° NW
Ellsworth County 4-H Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 283° W
Kanopolis Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 127° SE
Mushroom Rock State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 082° E
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 104° E
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 295° NW
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 295° NW
Frontier in Lincoln County (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 008° N
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 001° N
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 001° N
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 001° N
Lincoln Art Center (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 001° N
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 001° N
Pronghorn (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 065° NE
White-tailed Deer (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 065° NE
Mule Deer (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 065° NE
Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 186° S
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.1 mi, 236° SW
Steve Fossett Plaza (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 078° E
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 29.8 mi, 134° SE
AMC Salina 10 (Cinema) — 30.2 mi, 078° E
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 320° NW
Original Salina Airport (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 075° E
In Appreciation of Robert J. Paulette, P.E. (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 074° E
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 34.2 mi, 185° S
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.8 mi, 206° SW · 44k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 205° SW · 232 acres
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 61.6 mi, 168° S · 16k acres

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