Parker Kansas Map
Explore Parker, 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 Parker, Kansas
How to Use This Parker, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Parker, 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 Parker.
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 | Parker |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Linn County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.328355 |
| Longitude | -94.991912 |
| Population | 241 |
| Density | 331.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 66072 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| County Seat | Mound City |
| School District | Prairie View Unified School District 362 |
About Parker, Kansas
Parker is a locality in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 331.1 people per km². Parker is located at 38.3284°N, 94.9919°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Parker is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66072.Parker endures as a quiet collection of rooftops and weathered siding, anchored firmly amidst the expansive, sun-drenched plains of Kansas. It lies 24.8 miles southeast of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 143°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south-southwest of Paola. The horizon here stretches wide and unobstructed, a vast bowl of sky that turns the color of bruised plums as the day wanes, casting long, thin shadows across the dormant fields. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sand Hills marks the boundary of the world, while closer at hand, the land dips into the modest, winding course of Goodrich Creek. Cottonwood trees lean over the banks of the creek, their silver-backed leaves shivering in the constant, restless wind that scours the open prairie, bringing with it the scent of dry earth and coming rain.
Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Parker, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest governs the movement of heavy trucks and the quiet contemplation of those who remain. The local economy is tied to the soil, a legacy that echoes the grit of earlier generations who broke this stubborn ground. Beyond the quiet streets, residents might seek recreation at the Karl E Cole Sports Complex, or find a moment of stillness near the water at Lake Chaparral, which serves as a rare, reflective eye in the landscape. Life here possesses a deliberate, measured gravity, indifferent to the frantic pace of distant metropolises, sustained instead by the simple, enduring repetition of the seasons and the sturdy, limestone-tinted character of the people who dwell upon these plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 327° NW
- Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 009° N
- John Brown (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 009° N
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 12.2 mi, 013° N
- Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 060° NE
- Miami State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 060° NE
- World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 084° E
- Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 097° E
- North Lake Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 263° W
- ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 255° W
- Linn County Park (Local Park) — 17.1 mi, 085° E
- Anderson County Prairies Fee (Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 232° SW
- La Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 076° E
- Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 109° E · 15k acres
- Hillsdale Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 008° N
- Hillsdale State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 010° N
- Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 032° NE
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 324° NW
- Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 26.3 mi, 165° S
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking) (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 319° NW
- Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.5 mi, 102° E
- Black Jack Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 30.9 mi, 346° N
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 340° N
- Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 341° N
- Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 006° N
- Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 017° N
- Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 027° NE
- Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 026° NE
- Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 289° W
- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.1 mi, 266° W · 37k acres
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About This Parker Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parker, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.328355, -94.991912. 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 Parker includes the ZIP code (66072), telephone area code (913), county seat of Linn County (Mound City), and school district assignment (Prairie View Unified School District 362).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
