La Crosse Kansas Map
Explore La Crosse, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of La Crosse, Kansas
| City | La Crosse |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Rush County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.531402 |
| Longitude | -99.308715 |
| Population | 1,266 |
| Density | 471.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67548 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | La Crosse |
| School District | LaCrosse Unified School District 395 |
About La Crosse, Kansas
La Crosse is a locality in Rush County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,266. The population density is 471.8 people per km². La Crosse is located at 38.5314°N, 99.3087°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. La Crosse is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67548.La Crosse anchors itself upon the vast, open plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, illuminated by a light that turns the dry grasses into a sea of muted gold at dusk. It lies 24.0 miles south of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 178°T), and is situated 31.6 miles west-northwest of Great Bend. Mule Creek cuts a quiet path through the surrounding earth, its banks lined with the gnarled, silvered trunks of cottonwoods that lean against the persistent rush of the prairie wind. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and distant rain, a dry, expansive clarity that makes the sky feel heavy and close. Twenty-three miles away, the silhouette of Round House Rock rises like a jagged tooth against the skyline, a lonely sentinel watching over the low, rhythmic swells of the terrain that define this quiet corner of the world.
La Crosse functions as a steady, enduring center for the agricultural life that sustains the region, its identity forged in the stubborn resilience of wheat farmers and the quiet architecture of the local limestone courthouse. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, maintaining a pace dictated by the needs of the land rather than the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. Memories of the Dust Bowl still linger in the collective silence of the fields, a reminder of the fragility of this life, yet the community maintains a stoic grace in its daily operations. Life moves with a grounded, internal logic, where the weight of history is felt in the solid stone of the buildings and the way the shadows lengthen across the grain elevators as the day finally retreats.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 252° W
- Christ Pilot Me Hill (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 253° W
- Train Highway (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 004° N
- Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 24.2 mi, 353° N
- Expo Center (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 116° SE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 27.1 mi, 156° SE
- Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.4 mi, 308° NW
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 28.3 mi, 308° NW
- Cheyenne Bottoms Fee (Conservation Area) — 29.0 mi, 095° E
- Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 114° SE
- Cedar Bluff State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 310° NW
- Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 31.3 mi, 099° E
- Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.3 mi, 110° E
- Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 43.3 mi, 220° SW
- Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 43.3 mi, 044° NE
- Haun Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 226° SW
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.5 mi, 120° SE · 44k acres
- Kansas Historical Marker: Homestead of a Genius (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 264° W
- Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 066° NE
- World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 066° NE
- Wilson State Park (State Park) — 50.2 mi, 059° NE
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.8 mi, 128° SE · 232 acres
- World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 55.2 mi, 049° NE
- Ford Lake (Viewpoint) — 59.2 mi, 214° SW
- Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 102° E
- Meades Ranch Triangulation Station (Monument) — 62.9 mi, 040° NE
- Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 63.4 mi, 110° E
- Greensburg Big Well Country (Monument) — 64.0 mi, 181° S
- B&B Dodge City Village 8 (Cinema) — 64.8 mi, 217° SW
- Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum (Museum) — 66.3 mi, 216° SW
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About This La Crosse Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Crosse, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.531402, -99.308715. 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 La Crosse includes the ZIP code (67548), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rush County (La Crosse), and school district assignment (LaCrosse Unified School District 395).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
