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Powhattan Kansas Map

Explore Powhattan, 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 Powhattan, Kansas

How to Use This Powhattan, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.761668
Longitude	-95.629983
Population	69
Density	194.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66527
Area Code	913
County Seat	Hiawatha
School District	South Brown County Unified School District 430

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About Powhattan, Kansas

Powhattan is a locality in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 194.5 people per km². Powhattan is located at 39.7617°N, 95.6300°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Powhattan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66527.

Powhattan occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut under a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 30.3 miles west-northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of Hiawatha. The Little Delaware River carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the gnarled, silver-barked cottonwoods that drink deep from the silty soil. To the west, the land rises in long, slow swells of prairie grass, while the distant silhouette of Albany Hill marks the far edge of the traveler's vision. During the golden hour, the light thickens to a deep amber, catching the swaying blades of the tallgrass and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to hold the weight of the cooling earth.

Agricultural rhythm defines the life of Powhattan, where the economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the grain elevator and the patient labor of the harvest. Families have worked these fields for generations, their history written in the iron fences and the weathered barns that stand as silent sentinels against the persistent wind. Those seeking a respite from the labor of the fields sometimes venture toward the quiet waters of Clear Creek Lake, or find a moment of stillness amidst the wilder grasses of Bruning Park. Despite the changing tides of the modern world, Powhattan maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the enduring nature of the soil and the quiet persistence of those who call these plains home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beautiful City of Maples (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 032° NE
Bruning Park (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 031° NE
Pottawatomie St Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 037° NE
Maple Grove Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 040° NE
Widman Plaque (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 038° NE
Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 038° NE
Noble Ball Park & Hiawatha Aquatic Center (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 045° NE
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 039° NE
Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 039° NE
Mother of Modern Halloween (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 039° NE
Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 038° NE
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 134° SE
Windmill Lane (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 045° NE
Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 044° NE
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 056° NE
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 066° NE
Brown State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 066° NE
Nemaha Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 269° W
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 037° NE
Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 195° S
Brown (Bob) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 054° NE
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.3 mi, 166° S
Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 032° NE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 045° NE · 15k acres
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 086° E
Muchnic Gallery (Gallery) — 30.4 mi, 116° SE
The Lookout (Viewpoint) — 30.5 mi, 115° SE
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 086° E
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 33.2 mi, 008° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.9 mi, 067° NE · 3,906 acres

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