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Kismet Kansas Map

Explore Kismet, 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 Kismet, Kansas

How to Use This Kismet, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.205577
Longitude	-100.7021
Population	340
Density	556.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67859
Area Code	785
County Seat	Liberal
School District	Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483

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About Kismet, Kansas

Kismet is a locality in Seward County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 340. The population density is 556.2 people per km². Kismet is located at 37.2056°N, 100.7021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kismet is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67859.

Kismet anchors itself upon the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the High Plains, where the earth stretches toward a horizon so wide it seems to swallow the sky. It lies 16.5 miles northeast of Liberal, KS (from Liberal, KS: bearing 47°T), and is situated 53.8 miles south of Garden City. The landscape is defined by the relentless, rhythmic sweep of the wind across flat fields, a terrain where the grass bows in unison under the weight of the air. To the north, the silhouette of Twin Hills rises like a soft, muted bruise against the clarity of the afternoon, while the Cimarron River cuts a winding, erratic path through the parched soil five miles away. The light here possesses a peculiar, searing quality, turning the late-day dust into a fine, golden powder that coats the stalks of grain and settles over the quiet, unyielding geometry of the prairie.

Kismet exists as a quiet testament to the enduring labor of those who coax sustenance from this stubborn, arid ground. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the wheat harvest, a tradition that keeps the pace of daily life synced to the temperamental shifting of the seasons. Nearby, the quietude of Arkalon Park offers a rare sanctuary of stillness, a place where the local flora finds refuge from the vast agricultural grid that surrounds it. The history of Kismet is etched into the very soil, carrying the faint, lingering echoes of a time when this land demanded everything from its pioneers. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, steady cadence, marked by the long shadows of silos and the persistent, quiet resilience of a people who have learned to measure their days by the height of the crops and the changing color of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arkalon Park (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 253° W
Meade Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 097° E
Meade State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 099° E
Liberal Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 15.3 mi, 227° SW
Light Park (Local Park) — 16.1 mi, 229° SW
CRIP Depot (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 226° SW
Blue Bonnet Park (Local Park) — 16.8 mi, 230° SW
Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 172° S
Beaver Dunes (Local Recreation) — 26.6 mi, 158° S
Big Beaver (Public Artwork) — 28.7 mi, 159° S
Stauth Memorial Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 028° NE
Balko School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 40.9 mi, 186° S
Optima Lake (Recreation Area) — 42.9 mi, 214° SW
Cimarron National Grassland (National Grassland) — 44.9 mi, 275° W · 109k acres
Seoul Canal Pump (Viewpoint) — 45.0 mi, 017° N
Santa Fe Trail Remains Lookout (Attraction) — 48.9 mi, 034° NE
Old Hardesty 1886-1906 (Monument) — 49.0 mi, 214° SW
Route of Jones & Plummer Trail (Monument) — 52.7 mi, 170° S
Booker (Monument) — 52.7 mi, 170° S
Finney County Historical Museum (Museum) — 53.0 mi, 350° N
Lee Richardson Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 53.0 mi, 350° N
Santa Fe 1139 Steam Locomotive (Attraction) — 53.1 mi, 044° NE
Boot Hill Museum (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 044° NE
Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum (Museum) — 53.1 mi, 044° NE
ATSF Dodge City Depot (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 045° NE
B&B Dodge City Village 8 (Cinema) — 54.5 mi, 043° NE
Museum of the Plains (Museum) — 55.2 mi, 186° S
Concannon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 59.4 mi, 006° N

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