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Lucas Kansas Map

Explore Lucas, 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 Lucas, Kansas

How to Use This Lucas, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.056122
Longitude	-98.536456
Population	332
Density	210.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67648
Area Code	785
County Seat	Russell
School District	Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299

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About Lucas, Kansas

Lucas is a locality in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 210.8 people per km². Lucas is located at 39.0561°N, 98.5365°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lucas is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67648.

Lucas emerges from the high plains as a collection of limestone facades and quiet streets, defined by the steady, unyielding presence of Wolf Creek as it carves a path through the earth nearby. It lies 44.2 miles east-northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 74°T), and is situated 20.6 miles east-northeast of Russell. The horizon stretches wide and flat, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Hills that anchor the western view. Here, the light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long shadows across the fields and turning the prairie grasses into a sea of muted gold. A short distance away, the expansive waters of Wilson Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, while the nearby Wilson Recreation Area offers a stark, open expanse of scrub and sky that feels as ancient as the wind itself.

Lucas maintains a distinct character forged from the labor of those who recognized the utility and beauty of the local post rock limestone. Farmers and artisans alike have long shaped the regional economy, transforming the hard, cream-colored stone into the intricate, eccentric folk art that now defines the settlement’s identity. The pace of daily life is dictated not by the rush of industry, but by the slow, deliberate work of maintaining the land and preserving the creative spirit that thrives in the isolation of the plains. Visitors find a place where the architecture acts as a record of human persistence, mirroring the stubborn, enduring nature of the surrounding landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 326° NW
Garden of Eden (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 033° NE
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 042° NE
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 157° SE
Wilson Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 165° S
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 171° S
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Area #1 (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 224° SW
Meades Ranch Triangulation Station (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 356° N
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 168° S
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 168° S
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 19.9 mi, 235° SW
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 093° E
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 093° E
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 093° E
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 093° E
Frontier in Lincoln County (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 094° E
Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.1 mi, 003° N
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 27.2 mi, 007° N
Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 343° N
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 30.8 mi, 022° N
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 010° N
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 018° N
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 37.6 mi, 187° S
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 48.8 mi, 195° S
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 50.3 mi, 198° S
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 51.6 mi, 086° E
AMC Salina 10 (Cinema) — 52.9 mi, 109° E
Original Salina Airport (Historic Ruins) — 53.3 mi, 107° E
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.0 mi, 178° S · 44k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.1 mi, 180° S · 232 acres

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