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Neosho Rapids Kansas Map

Explore Neosho Rapids, 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 Neosho Rapids, Kansas

How to Use This Neosho Rapids, Kansas Map

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

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	Neosho Rapids
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Lyon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.36946
Longitude	-95.991935
Population	229
Density	175.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66864
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252

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About Neosho Rapids, Kansas

Neosho Rapids is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 175.1 people per km². Neosho Rapids is located at 38.3695°N, 95.9919°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Neosho Rapids is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66864.

Neosho Rapids asserts its presence upon the flat, expansive floor of the Kansas prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 10.5 miles east-southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 103°T), and is situated 18.1 miles northwest of Burlington. Dry Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil here, its banks lined with the skeletal grace of cottonwoods that shiver when the prairie gusts arrive. To the west, the distant silhouette of Bebo Hill rises as a singular interruption in the otherwise level topography, while eight miles to the north, the waters of East Lake hold a steady, pale reflection of the shifting clouds. The atmosphere carries a persistent, dry clarity, and as the sun dips low, the tallgrass of the nearby Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge catches a golden, amber light that makes the entire landscape seem to vibrate with a quiet, ancient intensity.

Settlement in Neosho Rapids grew from the fertile promise of the plains, drawing those who sought to anchor their lives in the stubborn, black-loam agriculture that still defines the local economy. The rhythms of the day remain tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a slow, deliberate pace that honors the physical endurance required by this land. Though the bustle of commerce has shifted over the generations, Neosho Rapids maintains a stoic, independent character, its identity forged in the stillness of the open country. Neighbors here share an unspoken understanding of the wind’s influence, recognizing that the land demands a certain humility, yet rewards the patient observer with the stark, unadorned beauty of a vast and uninterrupted sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 151° SE · 37k acres
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 030° NE
Melvern Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 028° NE
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 283° W
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 284° W
Campus Woods (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 292° W
Peter Pan Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 278° W
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 10.6 mi, 285° W
Site of old ATSF Depot (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 282° W
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 288° W
Memorial to Fallen Educators (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 289° W
Reading Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 008° N
Jones Youth Recreation Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 289° W
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 288° W
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 343° N
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 341° N
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 285° W
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 026° NE
Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 064° NE
Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 275° W
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 047° NE
Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 274° W
Little John Creek Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.8 mi, 308° NW
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 270° W
Ke La Lah Heo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 29.9 mi, 307° NW
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 29.9 mi, 308° NW
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 307° NW
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 176° S
Cassoday Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 237° SW
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.2 mi, 098° E · 15k acres

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