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Prescott Kansas Map

Explore Prescott, 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 Prescott, Kansas

How to Use This Prescott, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.063644
Longitude	-94.695514
Population	207
Density	280.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66767
Area Code	913
County Seat	Mound City
School District	Jayhawk Unified School District 346

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About Prescott, Kansas

Prescott is a locality in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 280.4 people per km². Prescott is located at 38.0636°N, 94.6955°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Prescott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66767.

Prescott occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a cottonwood tree. It lies 45.1 miles north of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 1°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of Fort Scott. The land around Prescott possesses a subtle, ancient weight, characterized by open fields that catch the pale, unfiltered light of the afternoon sun. To the east, the Rombaugh Hills suggest a faint, blue-hued ripple against the sky, while the local terrain is carved by the slow passage of Indian Creek. Nearby, the still surface of Prescott City Lake reflects the shifting clouds, providing a calm point of reference in a landscape governed by the persistent, restless movement of the wind.

Life in Prescott remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, echoing a history defined by the resilience of those who first broke this heavy soil. While the local economy hums with the steady, unpretentious labor of agriculture, the proximity of the Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge serves as a reminder of the wilder, untouched character of the region. The architecture here retains a utilitarian grace, echoing the pragmatic spirit of a people who have long understood that prosperity is tied to the weather and the yield of the harvest. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the changing color of the stubble in the fields and the seasonal migration of birds across the vast, unobstructed heavens.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.0 mi, 013° N · 15k acres
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 360° N
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 11.7 mi, 233° SW
Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 083° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.5 mi, 181° S
Balltown Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 108° E
Ware Monument (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 180° S
Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.3 mi, 049° NE
Big Mouth (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 083° E
Rich Hill Caboose (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 083° E
Old Town Access (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 071° E
Linn County Park (Local Park) — 19.6 mi, 003° N
Crawford State Park (State Park) — 29.4 mi, 192° S
CCC Statue (Public Artwork) — 29.7 mi, 193° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 087° E · 3,906 acres
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 297° NW
Prairie State Park (State Park) — 36.9 mi, 171° S
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 181° S
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 181° S
Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 355° N
Opera House (Cinema) — 38.9 mi, 109° E
B&B Theatres (Cinema) — 44.7 mi, 023° NE
Railroad Depot (Attraction) — 45.2 mi, 181° S
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 48.9 mi, 238° SW
Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 49.2 mi, 321° NW
Bird Watching Blind (Viewpoint) — 50.8 mi, 000° N
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 353° N
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 51.0 mi, 000° N

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