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Mound City Kansas Map

Explore Mound City, 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 Mound City, Kansas

How to Use This Mound City, Kansas Map

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

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	Mound City
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Linn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.142807
Longitude	-94.813573
Population	647
Density	216.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66056
Area Code	913
County Seat	Mound City
School District	Jayhawk Unified School District 346

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About Mound City, Kansas

Mound City is a locality in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 647. The population density is 216.1 people per km². Mound City is located at 38.1428°N, 94.8136°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mound City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66056.

Mound City maintains a quiet presence upon the undulating prairie where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold. It lies 40.9 miles southeast of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 143°T), and is situated 32.6 miles northwest of Nevada. Little Sugar Creek carves a narrow, winding path near the settlement, its banks lined with the gnarled skeletons of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the current’s low murmur. On clear days, the distant Rombaugh Hills suggest a jagged permanence against the far edge of the plains, providing a steady visual anchor for a landscape defined by tallgrass and the persistent, restless movement of the wind. The air here holds a particular clarity, clean and sharp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the dry rustle of stalks that have weathered countless cycles of sun and frost.

Mound City stands as a sentinel of regional history, its character anchored by the dignified, weathered limestone of the county courthouse that serves as the administrative core of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, a labor that respects the slow turn of the seasons and the memory of leaner years written into the geography itself. Residents often look toward the Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge for a sense of untamed expanse, while the proximity of Pleasanton Lake offers a quiet retreat from the day’s toil. Life in Mound City moves with the measured pace of a pendulum, reflecting a resilience forged by the land, where the steady industry of the fields meets a heritage that values the quiet, enduring strength of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 056° NE · 15k acres
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 026° NE
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 12.9 mi, 193° S
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 011° N
Linn County Park (Local Park) — 15.9 mi, 027° NE
Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 021° N
La Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 023° NE
Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 003° N
Miami State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 003° N
Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 21.2 mi, 072° E
Ware Monument (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 164° S
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 292° W
John Brown (Public Artwork) — 25.8 mi, 342° N
Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 005° N
Crawford State Park (State Park) — 34.2 mi, 180° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 095° E · 3,906 acres
Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 40.9 mi, 323° NW
B&B Theatres (Cinema) — 42.9 mi, 034° NE
Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking) (Historic Ruins) — 43.2 mi, 321° NW
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 172° S
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 172° S
Prairie State Park (State Park) — 43.7 mi, 164° S
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 45.1 mi, 001° N
Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 45.8 mi, 008° N
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 46.0 mi, 008° N
Black Jack Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 46.1 mi, 338° N
Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 352° N

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