Otis Kansas Map

About Otis, Kansas

Otis is a locality in Rush County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 296. The population density is 365.1 people per km². Otis is located at 38.5347°N, 99.0532°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Otis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67565.

Otis claims its place upon the expansive, wind-swept plains where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the high Kansas sky. It lies 19.5 miles northwest of Great Bend, KS (from Great Bend, KS: bearing 307°T), and is situated 14.9 miles west of Hoisington. Boot Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the persistent, silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean away from the constant pressure of the breeze. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a peculiar, honeyed weight, turning the surrounding fields into a vast expanse of muted gold and gray, while the absence of any major water body leaves the land open to the slow, deliberate passage of clouds. At a distance of sixteen miles, the stillness of Barton Lake offers a quiet counterpoint to the restless movement of the prairie grasses, grounding the regional geography in a steady, inland calm.

Otis carries the quiet gravity of a place built on the cycles of the harvest, where the rhythms of the grain elevator and the seasonal labor of the fields dictate the pulse of the day. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, reflecting a history of endurance that persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the streetscape. Residents often seek the solitude of Noisington Bicentennial Park, located fourteen miles away, to find a brief respite among the native flora that once dominated this wide, treeless expanse. Life in Otis moves with a measured, intentional pace, defined by the practicalities of agricultural stewardship and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the temperamental moods of the Great Plains.

About This Otis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Otis, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.534735, -99.053151. 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 Otis includes the ZIP code (67565), telephone area code (785), county seat of Rush County (La Crosse), and school district assignment (Otis-Bison Unified School District 403).

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.