Syracuse Kansas Map
Explore Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, Kansas
How to Use This Syracuse, Kansas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Syracuse, 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 Syracuse.
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 | Syracuse |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 37.953578 |
| Longitude | -101.796759 |
| Population | 1,826 |
| Density | 172.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 67878 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| County Seat | Syracuse |
| School District | Syracuse Unified School District 494 |
About Syracuse, Kansas
Syracuse is a locality in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,826. The population density is 172.0 people per km². Syracuse is located at 37.9536°N, 101.7968°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Syracuse is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67878.Syracuse anchors a vast expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, meeting an immense sky that dictates the mood of the day. It lies 47.9 miles west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 271°T), and is situated 27.3 miles west of Lakin. The land here is defined by a rigorous, open flatness, interrupted only by the low, swaying grasses and the occasional cottonwood that finds a foothold near the banks of Syracuse Creek. Beneath the relentless clarity of the Kansas light, the earth takes on a pale, dusty hue, cooling into shades of violet and bruised gold as the sun retreats. For those who wander five miles out, the Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a quiet respite, its waters providing a rare, reflective contrast to the sweeping, dry prairie that dominates the visual field.
Syracuse serves as a testament to the endurance of those who first broke this sod, their legacy held in the sturdy, limestone architecture that anchors the center of the grid. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythmic cycle of wheat harvests and cattle grazing shaping the seasonal life of the inhabitants. While Clear Lake waits twenty-four miles distant for those seeking a wider expanse of water, the local character is forged by the immediacy of the wind and the labor of the plains. Life in Syracuse moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a place that understands the gravity of the seasons, maintaining a quiet dignity that persists long after the harvest dust has settled.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hamilton County Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 053° NE
- Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 347° N
- Hamilton State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 348° N
- Cottonwood Flats Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 295° NW
- ATSF Holley Depot (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 291° W
- Granada State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.7 mi, 287° W
- Kearny County Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 092° E
- Amache Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 285° W
- Horace Greeley Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 004° N
- Herbert and Bonnie Clutter family memorial (Monument) — 43.9 mi, 086° E
- Lamar Movie Theater (Cinema) — 45.7 mi, 282° W
- Cimarron National Grassland (National Grassland) — 46.1 mi, 188° S · 109k acres
- C.J. "Buffalo" Jones Statue (Public Artwork) — 50.2 mi, 089° E
- Lee Richardson Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 50.4 mi, 089° E
- Finney County Historical Museum (Museum) — 50.4 mi, 089° E
- Bent's New Fort (Historic Ruins) — 53.3 mi, 281° W
- Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 54.9 mi, 222° SW · 444k acres
- Cimarron Grassland and Santa Fe Trail overlook (Viewpoint) — 57.0 mi, 186° S
- John Martin Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 62.0 mi, 278° W
- Lesser-Prairie Chicken Habitat Zoological Area (National Conservation Area) — 67.2 mi, 206° SW · 9,303 acres
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About This Syracuse Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Syracuse, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.953578, -101.796759. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Syracuse includes the ZIP code (67878), telephone area code (785), county seat of Hamilton County (Syracuse), and school district assignment (Syracuse Unified School District 494).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
