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Tecumseh Kansas Map

Explore Tecumseh, 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 Tecumseh, Kansas

How to Use This Tecumseh, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.034955
Longitude	-95.57965
Population	696
Density	75.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	66542, 66607
Area Code	913
County Seat	Topeka
School District	Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450

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About Tecumseh, Kansas

Tecumseh is a locality in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 696. The population density is 75.3 people per km². Tecumseh is located at 39.0350°N, 95.5797°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 66542, 66607.

Tecumseh occupies a low-lying stretch of the Kansas River valley, where the land flattens into a persistent, fertile expanse of alluvial soil. It lies 5.3 miles east of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 90°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-northwest of Lawrence. Tecumseh Creek winds through the southern edge of the landscape, its banks shaded by the silver-green leaves of cottonwoods that shiver in the constant, restless breath of the plains. Beyond the immediate riparian corridor, the terrain rises into subtle, sun-bleached swells, punctuated on the distant horizon by the faint, rounded silhouette of Coon Point. The quality of light here is expansive and unsparing, washing over the fields in a pale, amber glow that makes the shadows of the late afternoon seem to stretch toward the very limits of the sky.

History in Tecumseh remains tied to the rhythmic cycles of rail and industry that once defined the corridors of the interior, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the architecture of its older buildings. The local economy has shifted from early agricultural labor to a more dispersed, modern pattern, yet the proximity of Perry Lake just to the north provides a consistent, quiet gravity for those who seek the water’s edge. Residents often find their way to Eastgate Park, a localized green space that offers a respite from the hum of passing commerce and the rhythmic vibration of freight trains moving through the valley. Life in Tecumseh follows the steady, predictable pulse of the seasons, where the turning of the soil and the arrival of winter frost dictate the pace of the days more surely than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Shawnee (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 234° SW
Dornwood Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 258° W
The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 338° N
Robinson Family Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 250° W
Hispanic Heritage (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 294° NW
Riverside Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 314° NW
Topeka Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 281° W
Prairie Glass Studio (Arts Centre) — 5.1 mi, 281° W
Stonewall Gallery (Arts Centre) — 5.2 mi, 295° NW
The Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 281° W
Kansas Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 279° W
Rueger Park (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 258° W
Warren Park (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 261° W
Clinton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 128° SE
Clinton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 125° SE
Perry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 034° NE
Perry State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 034° NE
Discovery Center of Kansas (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 278° W
Kaw River State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 282° W
Trail (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 278° W
Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 278° W
West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 275° W
U.S. Navy Polaris Missile (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 105° E
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 106° E
Locomotive #1073 (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 103° E
Liberty Hall (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 103° E
Prairie Hills Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 104° E
Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 131° SE
Black Jack Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 30.6 mi, 128° SE
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.3 mi, 199° S · 37k acres

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