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Olpe Kansas Map

Explore Olpe, 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 Olpe, Kansas

How to Use This Olpe, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.262517
Longitude	-96.16694
Population	519
Density	285.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66865
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	Southern Lyon County Unified School District 252

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About Olpe, Kansas

Olpe is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 519. The population density is 285.5 people per km². Olpe is located at 38.2625°N, 96.1669°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olpe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66865.

Olpe emerges from the expanse of the Flint Hills as a distinct point of clarity where the tallgrass prairie stretches toward a horizon defined by the persistent, sweeping movement of the wind. It lies 9.8 miles south of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 175°T), and is situated 31.6 miles southwest of Osage City. Eagle Creek carves a shallow, vital path through the limestone-rich earth near the town, its banks lined with cottonwoods that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the surface of Olpe City Lake mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked sky, providing a quiet basin that anchors the surrounding agricultural landscape. The air here carries the dry, earthen scent of cured prairie grass and the subtle, sharp iron tang of the soil, a landscape that feels vast and unyielding under the weight of an immense, open vault of blue.

Olpe maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted deeply in the cycles of the regional cattle industry and the seasonal rhythms of the plains. History here is marked by the enduring resilience of those who settled the tallgrass, creating a place where the architecture of modest, durable homes reflects a preference for function over artifice. While the distant silhouette of Texaco Hill marks the far edge of the traveler's view, the local focus remains on the immediate work of the fields and the neighborly connections formed at the local school. Those seeking a broader connection to the regional terrain often venture toward Soden Park, yet the character of Olpe remains firmly tied to the interplay of riverbank, pasture, and the quiet, unending pulse of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olpe Lions Club (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 338° N
Peter Pan Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 354° N
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 357° N
Site of old ATSF Depot (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 354° N
Charles P. Coughlin Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 292° W
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 357° N
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.0 mi, 056° NE · 37k acres
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 10.1 mi, 356° N
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 356° N
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 346° N
Campus Woods (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 358° N
Jones Youth Recreation Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 351° N
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 350° N
John Redmond Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 17.4 mi, 087° E
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 014° N
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 016° N
Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 043° NE
Kansas Historical Marker: Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 298° NW
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 20.7 mi, 299° NW
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 291° W
Strong City Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 294° NW
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 299° NW
Pioneer Bluffs Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.3 mi, 247° SW
Ke La Lah Heo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 331° NW
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 331° NW
Cassoday Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 239° SW
ATSF Eureka Depot (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 192° S
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 328° NW
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 34.3 mi, 159° S
El Dorado State Park (State Park) — 41.3 mi, 230° SW

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