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Luray Kansas Map

Explore Luray, 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 Luray, Kansas

How to Use This Luray, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.110566
Longitude	-98.688963
Population	166
Density	193.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67649
Area Code	785
County Seat	Russell
School District	Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299

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About Luray, Kansas

Luray is a locality in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 193.1 people per km². Luray is located at 39.1106°N, 98.6890°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Luray is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67649.

Luray occupies a broad expanse of Kansas prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut against the sky. It lies 37.8 miles east-northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 65°T), and is situated 17.5 miles north-northeast of Russell. Wolf Creek cuts a deliberate, winding path through the silt and soil, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that sustains the cottonwoods standing in stark relief against the golden plains. To the west, the Blue Hills rise in a muted, hazy indigo, grounding the vastness of the sky and reminding the observer of the slow, tectonic patience required to shape this land. When the sun begins its descent, the light catches the tallgrass, turning the fields into a sea of burnished copper that seems to hold the warmth long after the heat has bled from the air.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Luray, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest of wheat, a cycle that has defined the labor of generations. The history of the soil is written in the resilience of those who stayed, their presence marked by the sturdy architecture that resists the persistent, restless wind. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity to Wilson Lake offers a stillness that complements the town’s quiet industry, while the nearby Wilson Recreation Area preserves the wilder, scrub-brushed character of the plains. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, anchored by a connection to the earth that remains as constant as the shifting shadows across the open prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 181° S
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 114° SE
Garden of Eden (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 114° SE
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 114° SE
Wilson Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 171° S
Meades Ranch Triangulation Station (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 043° NE
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Area #1 (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 180° S
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 144° SE
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 17.2 mi, 208° SW
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 150° SE
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 150° SE
Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 024° NE
Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 359° N
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 25.9 mi, 026° NE
Sod and Stubble (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 016° N
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 099° E
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 099° E
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 099° E
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 099° E
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 026° NE
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 32.5 mi, 032° NE
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 034° NE
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 38.5 mi, 300° NW
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 41.3 mi, 177° S
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 51.1 mi, 185° S
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 52.2 mi, 188° S
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 56.0 mi, 323° NW
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.7 mi, 170° S · 44k acres
AMC Salina 10 (Cinema) — 61.8 mi, 110° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.3 mi, 174° S · 232 acres

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