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Sterling Kansas Map

Explore Sterling, 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 Sterling, Kansas

How to Use This Sterling, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.210011
Longitude	-98.207006
Population	2,248
Density	484.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67579
Area Code	785
County Seat	Lyons
School District	Sterling Unified School District 376

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About Sterling, Kansas

Sterling is a locality in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,248. The population density is 484.6 people per km². Sterling is located at 38.2100°N, 98.2070°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sterling is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67579.

Sterling stretches across the wide, level expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in an unbroken line. It lies 18.3 miles northwest of Hutchinson, KS (from Hutchinson, KS: bearing 304°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Lyons. Bull Creek winds through the immediate vicinity, its banks lined with the pale, silver-leafed cottonwoods that tremble even when the air seems perfectly still. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light catches the tallgrass in a way that turns the fields into a sea of muted gold, shifting the color of the prairie until the sun slips entirely behind the western edge of the world. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land remains largely open, though those seeking a change in the steady rhythm of the plains may travel nine miles to visit Unknown Park or venture fifteen miles to the quiet surface of Lake Darrynane.

Sterling maintains a steadfast character shaped by the cyclical demands of the wheat harvest and the enduring labor of those who work the soil. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of the region, where the turning of the seasons dictates the pace of life more surely than any clock. History is kept in the way the architecture holds its ground against the persistent Kansas wind, reflecting a resilience that has survived the lean years and the changing tides of industry. Education remains a pillar of the identity of Sterling, fostering a culture that values both the technical skill required for modern farming and the intellectual curiosity found in its classrooms. Everyday life here moves with a measured intensity, defined by the honest work of the harvest and the simple, quiet beauty of a landscape that asks nothing more than to be understood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Culbertson Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 355° N
Divine Servant Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 356° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 000° N
Tobias Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 000° N
Frisbie Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 003° N
Coronado-Quivira Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 001° N
Binger Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 295° NW
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 272° W · 44k acres
Hutchinson Art Center (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 125° SE
Family Community Theatre (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 125° SE
Carey Dome (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 123° SE
Gowans Stadium (Stadium) — 18.5 mi, 123° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 126° SE
Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 107° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 239° SW · 232 acres
Inman Rock Island Depot (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 086° E
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 309° NW
Kanopolis Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 27.7 mi, 019° N
Kanopolis Lake (Recreation Area) — 29.5 mi, 020° N
Kanopolis State Park (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 024° NE
Cheney Wildlife Area (National Conservation Area) — 29.9 mi, 149° SE · 16k acres
Wesley Black Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.0 mi, 070° E
McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 070° E
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 32.4 mi, 291° W
Kansas Oil and Gas Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 288° W
Expo Center (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 286° W
Kingman Theatre (Cinema) — 39.4 mi, 173° S
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 097° E
World's Largest Czech Egg (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 341° N
Mennonite Settler statue (Monument) — 47.6 mi, 104° E

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