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Oakley Kansas Map

Explore Oakley, 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 Oakley, Kansas

How to Use This Oakley, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.123456
Longitude	-100.844973
Population	2,046
Density	410.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67748
Area Code	785
County Seat	Colby
School District	Oakley Unified School District 274

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About Oakley, Kansas

Oakley is a locality in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,046. The population density is 410.8 people per km². Oakley is located at 39.1235°N, 100.8450°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67748.

Oakley emerges from the vast, high-plains expanse as a quiet intersection of sky and earth, where the horizon stretches in an uninterrupted line that seems to pull the very soul toward the heavens. It lies 80.3 miles north of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 0°T), and is situated 20.8 miles south-southeast of Colby. The landscape is defined by an immense, open austerity, where the wind shapes the grasses into rhythmic waves and the light at dusk turns the dust into a fine, gilded haze. Only a mile away, the South Fork Saline River follows its modest, winding path through the dry basin, providing a subtle vein of moisture that allows hardy cottonwoods to anchor the otherwise sweeping, treeless terrain. The atmosphere here is one of profound stillness, broken only by the persistent, restless movement of the air that sweeps across the plains with an ancient, untiring momentum.

Oakley maintains a steady pulse rooted in the labor of the soil, serving as a vital center where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the endurance of the land. The history of the region is etched into the stoic character of its residents, who carry the legacy of those who first broke the prairie sod and learned to thrive in the face of the elements. Fifteen miles distant, the Jerusalem Hills Fee offers a rugged contrast to the flat fields, marking a shift in the topography that speaks to the deeper geological history of the plains. Life in Oakley proceeds with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that values the quiet dignity of work and the deep, silent connections between the people and the expanse that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Logan County World War Memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 297° NW
Fick Fossil and History Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 289° W
Buffalo Bill (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 281° W
Jerusalem Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 204° SW
Smoky Valley Ranch (Conservation Area) — 17.7 mi, 203° SW
Prairie Museum of Art and History (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 328° NW
Villa High Park (Local Park) — 20.9 mi, 328° NW
Young Park (Local Park) — 21.5 mi, 333° NW
Butterfield Trail Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 231° SW
Logan State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.3 mi, 240° SW
Logan State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 24.7 mi, 238° SW
Scott State Park (State Park) — 30.1 mi, 187° S
Scott Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.5 mi, 189° S
Battle of Punished Woman's Fork (Monument) — 33.5 mi, 188° S
Sheridan Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 34.5 mi, 089° E
Castle Rock (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 116° SE
El Quartelejo Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 185° S
World's Largest Easel (Attraction) — 48.4 mi, 288° W
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 48.4 mi, 348° N
Sappa Park (Local Recreation) — 52.1 mi, 020° N
Kansas Historical Marker: Homestead of a Genius (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 143° SE
Cedar Bluff Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 61.4 mi, 112° E
Cedar Bluff State Park (State Park) — 61.6 mi, 113° SE
Mount Sunflower (Attraction) — 64.3 mi, 264° W
Horace Greeley Museum (Museum) — 66.4 mi, 228° SW
School Number 65 (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 69.5 mi, 302° NW
South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 74.4 mi, 300° NW
Midway Theater (Cinema) — 77.2 mi, 280° W
Blue Ridge School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 79.1 mi, 308° NW

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