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Rossville Kansas Map

Explore Rossville, 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 Rossville, Kansas

How to Use This Rossville, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.13611
Longitude	-95.951656
Population	1,105
Density	770.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66533
Area Code	913
County Seat	Topeka
School District	Kaw Valley Unified School District 321

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About Rossville, Kansas

Rossville is a locality in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,105. The population density is 770.1 people per km². Rossville is located at 39.1361°N, 95.9517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rossville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66533.

Rossville emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet confluence of prairie memory and the persistent flow of Cross Creek. It lies 15.9 miles west-northwest of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 293°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-southeast of St. Marys. Marys. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the wind that sweeps across the plains, bending the tallgrass and rustling the cottonwoods that line the banks of the creek. To the west, the subtle rise of Peanaz Hill breaks the monotony of the fields, while the nearby depression of Toad Hollow gathers the evening shadows into a cool, blue depth. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber strokes, turning the dry soil into a muted gold that feels both ancient and immediate. While Perry Lake lies twenty-three miles away, the local landscape finds its own rhythm in the small, terrestrial shifts of the earth and the slow, steady movement of the water passing through the valley.

Rossville carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, honest work of the land, where the local economy continues to mirror the cycles of the harvest and the changing seasons. The pulse of the place is found in the modest structures that line the streets and the quiet industry of those who maintain the surrounding acreage. Residents often look toward the Green Wildlife Area for a reprieve, a space where the natural world is left to its own quiet governance. Life in Rossville moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the people who recognize that prosperity is measured in the quality of the soil and the endurance of the community through the dry, hot summers. It is a place where the architecture of the present remains tethered to the persistent, pragmatic spirit of the past, standing firmly against the vast, open Kansas sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Green Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 172° S
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 303° NW
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 301° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 307° NW
St. Marys Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 302° NW
Shawnee State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 059° NE
West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 128° SE
Guard of the Plains (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 240° SW
Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 120° SE
Trail (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 121° SE
Kaw River State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 115° SE
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 319° NW
Jeffrey Energy Center Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 303° NW
Discovery Center of Kansas (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 116° SE
Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 124° SE
Collective Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 117° SE
Skyline Park - Burnett'S Mound (Local Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 129° SE
Kansas Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 113° SE
The Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 112° E
Topeka Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 112° E
Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 285° W
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 080° E
Perry Lake (Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 083° E
Perry State Park (State Park) — 23.8 mi, 089° E
Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 027° NE
Osage State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 29.0 mi, 149° SE
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 169° S
Locomotive #1073 (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 106° E
Liberty Hall (Cinema) — 40.1 mi, 106° E
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.6 mi, 183° S · 37k acres

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