McFarland Kansas Map
Explore McFarland, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of McFarland, Kansas
| City | McFarland |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Wabaunsee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.052776 |
| Longitude | -96.237773 |
| Population | 272 |
| Density | 590.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66501 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Alma |
| School District | Wabaunsee Unified School District 329 |
About McFarland, Kansas
McFarland is a locality in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 272. The population density is 590.0 people per km². McFarland is located at 39.0528°N, 96.2378°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McFarland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66501.McFarland occupies a quiet expanse of the Flint Hills, where the horizon stretches thin and taut over the tallgrass prairie. It lies 20.1 miles east-southeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 117°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south-southeast of Wamego. Mill Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean against the persistent Kansas wind. To the west, the rugged silhouette of Grant Ridge marks the distant edge of the world, while the nearby terrain dips into the shadowed recesses of Clapboard Canyon. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, turning the limestone outcrops to the color of old bone as the heat of the day bleeds slowly from the earth.
McFarland emerged from the expansion of the railroad, a byproduct of steel rails threading through the tallgrass to serve the needs of a growing agricultural frontier. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the fields, reflecting a stoic endurance forged in the memory of the Dust Bowl. Beyond the town limits, the Bolton Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary for the native grasses and fauna that once defined this entire region. Life in McFarland moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the maintenance of family homesteads and the quiet persistence of people who find a deep, elemental satisfaction in the wide, open sky.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Bolton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 012° N
- Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 172° S
- Guard of the Plains (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 086° E
- William Mitchell Monument (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 333° NW
- George T. Fielding, III Monument (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 333° NW
- Shamrock Cafe (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 295° NW
- Wamego Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 342° N
- Wamego Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 344° N
- Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 335° NW
- Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 013° N
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 042° NE
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 308° NW
- Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 307° NW
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 090° E
- Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 308° NW
- Tuttle Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 308° NW
- Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 089° E
- Trail (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 089° E
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.0 mi, 066° NE
- Kaw River State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 088° E
- Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 26.4 mi, 094° E
- Discovery Center of Kansas (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 090° E
- Collective Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 091° E
- Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 275° W
- Locomotive 6072 (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 273° W
- Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 206° SW
- Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 206° SW
- The Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 090° E
- Topeka Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 090° E
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.3 mi, 166° S · 37k acres
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About This McFarland Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McFarland, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.052776, -96.237773. 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 McFarland includes the ZIP code (66501), telephone area code (913), county seat of Wabaunsee County (Alma), and school district assignment (Wabaunsee Unified School District 329).
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. |
