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McLouth Kansas Map

Explore McLouth, 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 McLouth, Kansas

How to Use This McLouth, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.195833
Longitude	-95.208304
Population	859
Density	575.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66054
Area Code	913
County Seat	Oskaloosa
School District	McLouth Unified School District 342

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About McLouth, Kansas

McLouth is a locality in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 859. The population density is 575.8 people per km². McLouth is located at 39.1958°N, 95.2083°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McLouth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66054.

McLouth emerges from the expansive Kansas prairie as a quiet confluence of golden wheat fields and the persistent, low-slung rhythm of the plains. It lies 15.6 miles north of Lawrence, KS (from Lawrence, KS: bearing 5°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of Tonganoxie. Fall Creek carves a narrow, verdant passage through the terrain, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that sway in the restless wind common to this latitude. To the west, the subtle, hazy contour of Badger Ridge marks the distant horizon, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this land long before the plow arrived. Residents often look toward the nearby Leavenworth Wildlife Area, a SCA, where the landscape returns to a wilder, uncultivated state, offering a sanctuary for the local fauna that move through the tallgrass with an ancient, fluid grace.

McLouth maintains a character forged by the steady persistence of agricultural cycles and the modest, enduring presence of its local commerce. The town operates at the pace of the seasons, where the economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the fluctuating demands of the harvest. Families often gather near the quiet, reflective waters of Lake Dabanawa, a place where the evening light softens the hard edges of the limestone foundations that underpin much of the regional architecture. Life in McLouth is defined by these small, repeated acts of stewardship, a deliberate choice to remain grounded in a landscape that demands both labor and a deep, observant patience from those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Leavenworth Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 149° SE
Leavenworth State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 148° SE
Tonganoxie Athletic Complex (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 134° SE
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 273° W
Perry Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 272° W
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 197° S
Kansas Historical Marker #9 - Lawrence & The Old Trails (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 163° S
Perry State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 256° W
Douglas County Memorial of Honor (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 185° S
Locomotive #1073 (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 186° S
Liberty Hall (Cinema) — 15.6 mi, 185° S
The Jayhawker at The Eldridge (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 186° S
Downtown Upstairs (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 185° S
Art Emergency (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 184° S
Prairie Hills Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 185° S
U.S. Navy Polaris Missile (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 191° S
Relay Race (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 199° S
The Granada (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 185° S
Lansing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 077° E
Lewis and Clark Center (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 057° NE
Clinton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 212° SW
Sanders Mound (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 201° S
Weston Bend State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 051° NE
Back Roads Art (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 048° NE
The National Silk Art Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 048° NE
Northland Artists' Gallery (Gallery) — 22.2 mi, 048° NE
Atlas 9 (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 104° E
Douglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.9 mi, 175° S
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.8 mi, 089° E · 32k acres
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.9 mi, 358° N · 15k acres

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