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Soldier Kansas Map

Explore Soldier, 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 Soldier, Kansas

How to Use This Soldier, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.536106
Longitude	-95.96416
Population	102
Density	267.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66540
Area Code	913
County Seat	Holton
School District	North Jackson Unified School District 335

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About Soldier, Kansas

Soldier is a locality in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 102. The population density is 267.9 people per km². Soldier is located at 39.5361°N, 95.9642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Soldier is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66540.

Soldier occupies a quiet stretch of the Kansas prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 37.0 miles north-northwest of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 336°T), and is situated 13.1 miles west-northwest of Holton. Soldier Creek traces a serpentine path through the low-lying terrain, its banks lined with the rough, silvered bark of cottonwoods that shiver whenever the wind sweeps across the open fields. The light here arrives thin and sharp in the early morning, illuminating the tallgrass that ripples in waves of pale gold and muted green, giving the landscape a sense of ancient, unmoving patience. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land flattens into vast, productive plains where the soil holds a deep, dark history of cultivation and resilience.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of the economy, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of the day. The influence of the nineteenth-century settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that dots the local landscape, reflecting a pragmatic approach to life on the plains. Those seeking a reprieve from the quietude of the fields often travel thirteen miles to the grounds of Elk Horn Lake Park, or perhaps fifteen miles to the water’s edge at Prairie Lake, yet the character of the region stays rooted in the stubborn endurance of the surrounding farms. Life in Soldier moves with the deliberation of a slow-turning season, grounded by the steady, persistent presence of the prairie wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Danny J. Petersen Memorial Mural (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 113° SE
Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 112° E
Mcpherson County (Local Recreation) — 13.2 mi, 115° SE
Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 112° E
Prairie Lake Park (Local Park) — 14.8 mi, 101° E
Nemaha Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 350° N
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 204° SW
Jeffrey Energy Center Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.1 mi, 205° SW
Shawnee State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.5 mi, 160° S
Worlds Largest Baseball (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 087° E
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 24.1 mi, 259° W
St. Marys Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 194° S
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 192° S
Perry Lake (Recreation Area) — 25.2 mi, 108° E
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 111° E
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 067° NE
Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 222° SW
Historic Brown County Jail (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 046° NE
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 046° NE
Brown County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 046° NE
Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 046° NE
Windmill Lane (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 048° NE
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 33.5 mi, 051° NE
West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 166° S
Trail (Historic Ruins) — 34.7 mi, 163° S
Topeka Fiber Arts District (Arts Centre) — 36.1 mi, 156° SE
Perry State Park (State Park) — 36.1 mi, 137° SE
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 37.4 mi, 243° SW
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.6 mi, 046° NE · 15k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.8 mi, 061° NE · 3,906 acres

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