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Pretty Prairie Kansas Map

Explore Pretty Prairie, 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 Pretty Prairie, Kansas

How to Use This Pretty Prairie, Kansas Map

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

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	Pretty Prairie
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Reno County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.780014
Longitude	-98.019779
Population	660
Density	442.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67570
Area Code	785
County Seat	Hutchinson
School District	Pretty Prairie Unified School District 311

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About Pretty Prairie, Kansas

Pretty Prairie is a locality in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 660. The population density is 442.4 people per km². Pretty Prairie is located at 37.7800°N, 98.0198°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pretty Prairie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67570.

Pretty Prairie emerges from the flat expanse of the Great Plains as a study in endurance, defined by the persistent, unyielding horizon that shapes the daily outlook of its inhabitants. It lies 20.0 miles south-southwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-northeast of Kingman. The landscape here is a vast, open theater of sky, where the wind acts as a constant sculptor, pushing against the golden wheat fields and the sturdy cottonwoods that mark the path of Spring Creek a mile to the east. During the late afternoon, the light turns a peculiar, bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the horizon and emphasize the quiet geometry of the grid-patterned fields. While the land remains largely agricultural, the proximity of Cheney Reservoir seven miles away offers a rare interruption in the otherwise unbroken flatness, providing a basin of stillness that gathers the heat of the day before releasing it into the cool, star-saturated night.

History in Pretty Prairie is written in the language of soil and harvest, a narrative held together by the industrious rhythm of a community that has long looked to the earth for its survival. This economy remains deeply rooted in the cycles of grain and livestock, a heritage that mirrors the resilience of those who settled the plains when the memory of the Dust Bowl was still raw. The cultural character of Pretty Prairie is quiet and deliberate, visible in the way the local life organizes around the changing seasons and the periodic gatherings that sustain the social core. For those who seek a broader connection to the wilder aspects of the region, the Cheney Wildlife Area stands six miles away as a preserved expanse of native grasses, serving as a reminder of the landscape as it existed before the plow. Through every season, the pace of life remains slow, governed not by the urgency of the world beyond, but by the steady, predictable turning of the seasons across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 056° NE · 16k acres
Cheney State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 099° E
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 206° SW
Byron Walker Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 237° SW
Kingman State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 237° SW
Carey Park (Local Park) — 17.5 mi, 019° N
Bison Trail (Public Artwork) — 19.0 mi, 015° N
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 014° N
Family Community Theatre (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 014° N
Hutchinson Art Center (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 014° N
Carey Dome (Cinema) — 20.4 mi, 015° N
Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 20.5 mi, 015° N
Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 021° N
Auburn Hills Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 28.6 mi, 105° E
McPherson Valley Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 31.8 mi, 025° NE
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 309° NW · 44k acres
Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 341° N
Tex Consolver Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 32.1 mi, 104° E
Slawson Family Asian Big Cat Trek (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 098° E
Reticulated Giraffe (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 097° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 304° NW · 232 acres
Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 023° NE
Clearwater Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 123° SE
Boulevard Theatres (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 102° E
Mopig's Collectibles and Custom Paint (Gallery) — 34.9 mi, 099° E
Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 084° E
Old Cowtown Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 099° E
Keeper of the Plains (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 099° E
CityArts (Gallery) — 38.3 mi, 099° E
Art Gallery (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 096° E

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