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Reading Kansas Map

Explore Reading, 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 Reading, Kansas

How to Use This Reading, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.519456
Longitude	-95.958602
Population	181
Density	328.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66868
Area Code	913
County Seat	Emporia
School District	North Lyon County Unified School District 251

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About Reading, Kansas

Reading is a locality in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 328.1 people per km². Reading is located at 38.5195°N, 95.9586°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Reading is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66868.

Reading emerges from the flat, austere horizon of the Kansas plains where the earth meets a sky of immense, unyielding blue. It lies 14.5 miles east-northeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 56°T), and is situated 10.7 miles southwest of Osage City. Mud Creek carves a thin, shadowed line through the soil, offering a meager sanctuary for the cottonwoods that lean into the prevailing wind. To the west, the subtle rise of Bebo Hill breaks the monotony of the tallgrass, a quiet prominence that watches over the expanse of farmland. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight, casting long shadows across the fields and turning the dry stalks of wheat into brittle, gilded wire. Just four miles distant, the surface of Melvern Lake holds the evening glow, a still mirror reflecting the vastness of the prairie atmosphere.

Reading maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history rooted in the hard labor of the soil and the iron of the early railroads. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the persistence of local agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life. Residents find common ground at the Melvern Recreation Area, a space that preserves the open character of the region and offers a reprieve from the relentless work of the plains. Architecture here speaks in the plain, honest language of limestone and weathered timber, materials pulled directly from the ground that define the local landscape. The spirit of Reading endures in this quiet consistency, a place where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the persistent, low hum of a world that asks for little more than resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Melvern Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 062° NE
Reading Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 336° NW
Melvern Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 105° E
Sarah Howe Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 292° W
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 282° W
Lyon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 288° W
Jones Youth Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 042° NE
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 042° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 044° NE
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.2 mi, 185° S · 37k acres
Memorial to Fallen Educators (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 240° SW
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 236° SW
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 237° SW
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 235° SW
Abstract Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 243° SW
Site of old ATSF Depot (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 237° SW
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 15.6 mi, 243° SW
Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 093° E
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 064° NE
Promontory (Viewpoint) — 26.5 mi, 288° W
Kick A Poo's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 287° W
Wah Sko Mi A's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 287° W
Old Mkt Depot (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 289° W
Council Oak (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 289° W
Post Office Oak Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 289° W
Chase County Historical Society Library and Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 252° W
Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 36.9 mi, 018° N
Perry State Park (State Park) — 48.9 mi, 030° NE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.7 mi, 107° E · 15k acres

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