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New Strawn Kansas Map

Explore New Strawn, 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 New Strawn, Kansas

How to Use This New Strawn, Kansas Map

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

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	New Strawn
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Coffey County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.26252
Longitude	-95.741931
Population	414
Density	201.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66839
Area Code	913
County Seat	Burlington
School District	Burlington Unified School District 244

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About New Strawn, Kansas

New Strawn is a locality in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 414. The population density is 201.6 people per km². New Strawn is located at 38.2625°N, 95.7419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Strawn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66839.

New Strawn maintains a quiet vigil over the expansive, sun-bleached plains of Kansas, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 25.8 miles east-southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 112°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Burlington. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the prairie, where the light at dusk turns the tallgrass into a sea of muted bronze, shivering under the constant, restless breath of the wind. A mile away, the expansive waters of John Redmond Reservoir catch the heavy Kansas sky, reflecting a clarity that renders the land’s edges soft and indistinct. To the west, the winding path of Wolf Creek cuts through the earth, lined by the silver-gray skeletons of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the slow, subterranean shift of the soil. On the far, hazy edge of the world, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sand Hills marks the boundary of the visible earth, a reminder of the vast, ancient geography that holds this place in its grip.

New Strawn carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of the plains, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage. The daily pulse of life here is calibrated by the seasonal labor of the fields and the maintenance of local infrastructure, keeping the residents tethered to the land’s demanding cycles. The John Redmond Reservoir serves as more than just a site for recreation; it acts as a vital anchor for the area, drawing those who seek the stillness of the water against the backdrop of an unforgiving, beautiful climate. There is a distinct, understated resilience in the way the local life unfolds, a quiet insistence on continuity that persists despite the memory of historical droughts and the persistent, scouring wind. Here, the architecture of the town is functional and spare, reflecting a culture that favors endurance over ornamentation and finds a grounded, solitary peace in the wide, open spaces of the heartland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

John Redmond Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 247° SW
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 282° W · 37k acres
Drake Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 172° S
Kelley Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 177° S
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 349° N
Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 019° N
Reading Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 327° NW
Olpe Lions Club (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 270° W
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 292° W
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 318° NW
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 293° NW
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 293° NW
Peter Pan (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 291° W
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 294° NW
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 350° N
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 088° E
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 294° NW
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 27.8 mi, 293° NW
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 27.9 mi, 015° N
Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 191° S
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 33.9 mi, 197° S
Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking) (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 042° NE
Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 046° NE
Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas (Attraction) — 42.3 mi, 283° W
Clinton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 42.8 mi, 020° N
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 158° S
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 280° W
Little John Creek Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 45.1 mi, 305° NW
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 040° NE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.9 mi, 093° E · 15k acres

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