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Olsburg Kansas Map

Explore Olsburg, 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 Olsburg, Kansas

How to Use This Olsburg, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.430553
Longitude	-96.615564
Population	218
Density	347.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66520
Area Code	913
County Seat	Westmoreland
School District	Blue Valley Unified School District 384

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About Olsburg, Kansas

Olsburg is a locality in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 218. The population density is 347.8 people per km². Olsburg is located at 39.4306°N, 96.6156°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66520.

Olsburg emerges from the expansive horizon where the tallgrass prairie meets the firm, unyielding earth of the Flint Hills. It lies 17.2 miles north of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 352°T), and is situated 30.1 miles north-northeast of Junction City. Shannon Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-studded landscape, providing a vital artery for the cottonwoods that congregate along its banks. The air here holds a distinct clarity, particularly as the sun descends and casts long, violet shadows across the fields, lending the vast sky a weight that feels both ancient and immediate. To the far west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Saddle Back rises against the twilight, a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that defines this interior expanse. Within a short distance, the waters of Tuttle Creek Lake offer a quiet reflection of the passing clouds, while the nearby Tuttle Creek Recreation Area provides a sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that thrive in these open spaces.

Olsburg maintains a steady, deliberate pace, grounded in a history of agricultural perseverance that predates the modern era. The local economy persists as a quiet mosaic of farming and regional commerce, where the legacy of the land dictates the rhythm of the seasons. Residents move with a recognition of the cycles that govern their livelihood, tending to the fields and the livestock with a practiced, unobtrusive diligence. While the echoes of past hardships remain in the collective memory of the plains, the character of the people is defined by a quiet resilience that mirrors the endurance of the surrounding hills. Even the architecture, with its modest, functional aesthetic, speaks to a preference for utility and permanence over fleeting trends, ensuring that the identity of Olsburg remains firmly rooted in the soil it occupies.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olsburg Pioneers (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 026° NE
Mariadahl Steeple (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 246° SW
Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 335° NW
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 275° W
Tuttle Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 222° SW
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 076° E
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 076° E
California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 107° E
Flood of 1993 Marker (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 170° S
Washington Marlatt Memorial Park (Local Park) — 13.7 mi, 181° S
Arts & Memories Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 231° SW
Eisenhower Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 14.9 mi, 170° S
Bill Snyder (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 176° S
Battery Park (Local Park) — 17.1 mi, 166° S
Monument to the Ice Age (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 352° N
Magic School (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 218° SW
Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 170° S
Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 134° SE
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.3 mi, 115° SE
Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 198° S
Locomotive 6072 (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 199° S
Site of old Union Pacific Engine Shops (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 202° S
Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 203° SW
C.L. Hoover Opera House (Theatre) — 30.0 mi, 203° SW
Geary County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 203° SW
Bolton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.5 mi, 137° SE
Immanuel Lutheran School Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 347° N
Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 087° E
Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 47.2 mi, 087° E
Perry State Park (State Park) — 62.3 mi, 108° E

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