Muscotah Kansas Map
Explore Muscotah, Kansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Muscotah, Kansas
| City | Muscotah |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Atchison County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.552777 |
| Longitude | -95.521645 |
| Population | 155 |
| Density | 179.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66058 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Atchison |
| School District | Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 |
About Muscotah, Kansas
Muscotah is a locality in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 155. The population density is 179.7 people per km². Muscotah is located at 39.5528°N, 95.5216°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Muscotah is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66058.Muscotah occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the earth stretches wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the land itself. It lies 21.3 miles west of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 268°T), and is situated 12.9 miles east-northeast of Holton. The Little Grasshopper Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked trunks of cottonwoods that shiver in the constant prairie breeze. Five miles to the west, the subtle rise of the Glacier Uplands breaks the horizon, a reminder of the ancient forces that shaped these fields, while the stillness of Figge Lake lies only four miles away, reflecting the heavy, golden light of late afternoon.
Muscotah emerged from the ambitions of early pioneers who saw promise in the fertile soil and the reliable flow of the creek, establishing an economy long anchored to the rhythms of wheat and livestock. While the bustling rail activity that once defined the local character has faded into a quieter, more solitary pace, the town retains a sturdy, weathered dignity in its architecture and the resilience of its people. Life here turns on the slow rotation of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by trips toward the Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area, where the tallgrass ecosystem offers a glimpse of the landscape as it existed long before the first plow cut the sod.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Worlds Largest Baseball (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 182° S
- Crucifix (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 012° N
- Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 209° SW
- Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 000° N
- Perry Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 178° S
- Prairie Lake Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 244° SW
- Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 178° S
- Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 241° SW
- Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 242° SW
- Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 073° E
- Warnock Lake (Local Recreation) — 19.4 mi, 094° E
- International Forest of Friendship (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 094° E
- HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 20.2 mi, 007° N
- Windmill Lane (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 360° N
- Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 360° N
- Maple Grove Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 358° N
- Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 358° N
- Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 358° N
- Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 358° N
- Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.4 mi, 021° N
- Muchnic Gallery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 087° E
- The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 22.0 mi, 086° E
- Lewis And Clark State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 095° E
- Perry State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 178° S
- Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 055° NE
- Bluffwoods Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.5 mi, 081° E
- Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 056° NE
- Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 012° N
- Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.0 mi, 022° N · 15k acres
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 049° NE · 3,906 acres
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About This Muscotah Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Muscotah, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.552777, -95.521645. 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 Muscotah includes the ZIP code (66058), telephone area code (913), county seat of Atchison County (Atchison), and school district assignment (Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377).
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. |
