Vining Kansas Map

About Vining, Kansas

Vining is a locality in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 14.6 people per km². Vining is located at 39.5669°N, 97.2953°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66937.

Vining rests in a gentle swell of the Kansas prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost defiant generosity. It lies 46.9 miles north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 305°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-south-east of Clyde. The land here, a rich loam the color of dried blood, rolls in broad, sweeping curves toward a sky that seems to hold its breath. Oak and elm trees, sturdy sentinels against the wind, punctuate the fields, their branches reaching like weathered hands. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, sharp scent of turned earth and the distant murmur of cattle. This is a landscape that speaks of patience, of a slow, deliberate unfolding, where the very light seems to linger, deepening the gold of the wheat and the blue of the vast, open heavens. The history of Vining is written in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile ground that sustains them. Settled by hardy souls drawn to the promise of American farmland, Vining’s economy has long been tethered to the soil, its fields yielding bountiful harvests of wheat and corn. The faint echoes of earlier dreams can still be felt in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that line the main thoroughfare. While no grand monuments mark its passage, Vining possesses a distinct character, a testament to the enduring spirit of agricultural life. Even as the world outside rushes onward, here, the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace, and the simple beauty of a sunset painting the prairie sky remains a remarkable, deeply satisfying spectacle.

About This Vining Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vining, Kansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.566943, -97.295309. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Vining and Clay County.

Detailed location data for Vining includes the ZIP code (66937), telephone area code (913), county seat of Clay County (Clay Center), and school district assignment (Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Vining is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.