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Nickerson Kansas Map

Explore Nickerson, 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 Nickerson, Kansas

How to Use This Nickerson, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.147233
Longitude	-98.083668
Population	1,058
Density	315.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67561
Area Code	785
County Seat	Hutchinson
School District	Nickerson Unified School District 309

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About Nickerson, Kansas

Nickerson is a locality in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,058. The population density is 315.4 people per km². Nickerson is located at 38.1472°N, 98.0837°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nickerson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67561.

Nickerson emerges from the expansive Kansas plains as a silhouette of low-slung buildings defined by the relentless, shifting light of the high prairie. It lies 10.3 miles northwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 306°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-southeast of Sterling. The horizon here is a flat, unyielding line that pulls the sky downward, forcing the eyes to trace the subtle textures of dry grasses and the occasional rigid line of a fence row. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Bull Creek provides a thin ribbon of moisture, drawing a line of hardy, silver-leafed cottonwoods that stand as the only vertical relief against the wide, sun-bleached expanse. The air holds a persistent, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every silhouette, leaving Nickerson to exist in a state of perpetual exposure where the wind dictates the movement of dust and the inclination of the trees.

Agriculture forms the bedrock of the local rhythm, with the seasonal cycle of wheat and sorghum dictating the tempo of life for those who work the surrounding soil. While the economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the fields, the collective memory of the region is colored by the resilience required to endure the harsh, arid cycles that have shaped the plains for generations. Residents seeking a moment of respite often turn toward the natural openness of Fun Valley, eight miles away, where the land offers a brief departure from the geometric precision of the surrounding farms. Though the nearest water of any scale, Horseshoe Lake, lies twenty-one miles distant, the people of Nickerson find their own sense of place in the vast, quiet interior of the state, living in a landscape that demands little but expects a quiet, enduring fortitude from all who dwell within its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fun Valley (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 144° SE
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 306° NW
Divine Servant Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 307° NW
Hutchinson Art Center (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 127° SE
Fairgrounds Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 117° SE
Family Community Theatre (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 127° SE
Carey Dome (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 123° SE
Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 10.5 mi, 122° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 128° SE
Carey Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 132° SE
Dillon Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 111° E
Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 100° E
Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 335° NW
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 079° E
Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 070° E
Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 028° NE
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 264° W · 44k acres
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.0 mi, 157° SE · 16k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 256° W · 232 acres
Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.9 mi, 057° NE
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 057° NE
Kingman Theatre (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 183° S
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 092° E
Mennonite Settler statue (Monument) — 40.1 mi, 100° E
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 40.2 mi, 293° NW
Kauffman Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 097° E
Expo Center (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 289° W
Reticulated Giraffe (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 129° SE

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