Odin Kansas Map

About Odin, Kansas

Odin is a locality in Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 8.4 people per km². Odin is located at 38.5730°N, 98.6167°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67525.

Odin emerges from the vast Kansas wheat-horizon as a quiet collection of structures held fast against the relentless press of the sky. It lies 16.3 miles north-northeast of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 31°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-northeast of Hoisington. The landscape around Odin is defined by an absolute, level openness that makes the movement of clouds appear grander and more deliberate than elsewhere. Only a mile away, the thin, winding line of Cow Creek cuts through the earth, offering a slender ribbon of green where cottonwoods gather to catch the light. Three miles to the north, the expanse of Cheyenne Bottoms Fee provides a sanctuary for avian travelers, its low-lying basin reflecting the changing moods of the atmosphere, from the pale, dusty gray of mid-day to the bruised purples of a settling sun.

Odin maintains a steady, agrarian pulse, its economy tied inextricably to the cycles of the soil and the temperament of the harvest. The architecture of the region bears the marks of a pragmatic history, where the strength of grain silos and the stark lines of farmsteads define the silhouette against the horizon. While Barton Lake waits twelve miles distant as a static, shimmering presence in the landscape, the daily life here is governed more by the immediate, tactile demands of the fields and the wind that constantly reshapes the topsoil. There is a singular, austere beauty in how the inhabitants of Odin navigate this terrain, their movements dictated by the seasons and a deep, unspoken familiarity with a land that demands both labor and a persistent, quiet resilience.

About This Odin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Odin, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.573005, -98.616693. 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 Odin includes the ZIP code (67525), telephone area code (785), county seat of Barton County (Great Bend), and school district assignment (Central Plains Unified School District 112).

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.