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Tipton Kansas Map

Explore Tipton, 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 Tipton, Kansas

How to Use This Tipton, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.343065
Longitude	-98.470897
Population	193
Density	295.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67485
Area Code	785
County Seat	Beloit
School District	Waconda Unified School District 272

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About Tipton, Kansas

Tipton is a locality in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 295.7 people per km². Tipton is located at 39.3431°N, 98.4709°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tipton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67485.

Tipton emerges from the vast Kansas plains as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the weight of the horizon. It lies 56.0 miles northeast of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 55°T), and is situated 21.0 miles west-southwest of Beloit. The land here is defined by an expansive, open sky that shifts from pale morning blue to a bruised, heavy violet as the sun retreats behind the distant Blue Hills. Beneath this canopy, the topography remains subtle, defined by the slow, rhythmic movement of the soil and the intermittent shade provided by cottonwoods clustered along the banks of Carr Creek. The air carries the distinct, dry scent of worked earth, a reminder of the quiet resilience required to thrive in a landscape where the wind acts as a constant, invisible sculptor of the prairie.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Tipton, where the economy remains tied to the seasonal cycles of the fields that stretch toward the edges of the Glen Elder Wildlife Area. History lingers in the architecture of the older buildings, which stand as functional artifacts of a time when the railroad and the harvest defined the reach of the frontier. Residents often find their way toward Lake Hobbie when the heat of late summer settles over the plains, seeking a brief respite where the water reflects the stillness of the surrounding grass. Daily life here is characterized by a deliberate, unadorned pace, marked by the mechanical hum of machinery and the persistent, quiet labor of a community that understands its place within the broader, endless expanse of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glen Elder Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 343° N
Glen Elder Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 358° N
Meades Ranch Triangulation Station (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 207° SW
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 010° N
Sod and Stubble (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 342° N
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 025° NE
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 031° NE
Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 035° NE
Geodetic Center of North America (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 303° NW
Roy and Clara Miller's Park (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 190° S
World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 190° S
Chautauqua Park (Local Park) — 20.4 mi, 068° E
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 181° S
Wilson Lake (Recreation Area) — 26.0 mi, 183° S
Lincoln County Historical Society (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 141° SE
Harlow Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 140° SE
Crispin’s Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 140° SE
Post Rock Scout Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 140° SE
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 184° S
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Area #1 (Local Recreation) — 29.2 mi, 202° S
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 350° N
Jamestown Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 35.6 mi, 054° NE
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 180° S
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 45.2 mi, 274° W
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 45.9 mi, 070° E
Union Pacific Depot (Museum) — 46.0 mi, 069° E
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 49.3 mi, 005° N
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 53.6 mi, 302° NW
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 56.2 mi, 053° NE
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.8 mi, 180° S · 44k acres

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