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WaKeeney Kansas Map

Explore WaKeeney, 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 WaKeeney, Kansas

How to Use This WaKeeney, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	39.025008
Longitude	-99.879566
Population	1,799
Density	389.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	67672
Area Code	785
County Seat	WaKeeney
School District	WaKeeney Unified School District 208

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About WaKeeney, Kansas

WaKeeney is a locality in Trego County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,799. The population density is 389.6 people per km². WaKeeney is located at 39.0250°N, 99.8796°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. WaKeeney is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67672.

WaKeeney spreads across the high, arid plains of western Kansas where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 31.4 miles west-northwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 289°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-northwest of Ellis. Spring Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the stubborn topsoil a mile away, providing a fleeting sanctuary for cottonwoods that lean against the constant pressure of the wind. To the southwest, the distant, rugged silhouette of Round House Rock anchors the horizon, while the terrain dips toward the quiet depths of Hay Hollow. When the sun retreats, the light flattens against the wheat fields, turning the stubble into a pale, bruised gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows have stretched thin.

WaKeeney carries the weight of a frontier ancestry, built upon the endurance of those who looked at the vast, featureless horizon and chose to stay. The local economy persists through the rhythm of agriculture and the steady pulse of travelers passing through, drawing life from the land and the oil fields that dot the surrounding expanse. Life here is measured by the harvest and the maintenance of the county-seat limestone courthouse, a structure that stands as a deliberate, heavy counterpoint to the transience of the prairie winds. Residents often seek the quiet expanse of the Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area or the cooling presence of Cedar Bluff Reservoir, where the water offers a rare, stillness against the relentless movement of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 167° S
Cedar Bluff State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 153° SE
Cedar Bluff Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 17.1 mi, 163° S
Sheridan Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 295° NW
Castle Rock (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 234° SW
Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 29.2 mi, 109° E
Sheridan State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 29.3 mi, 321° NW
Geese Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.5 mi, 108° E
Frontier Historical Park (Local Park) — 31.0 mi, 111° E
Vineyard Park (Local Park) — 31.8 mi, 106° E
Webster State Park (State Park) — 33.6 mi, 041° NE
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 38.9 mi, 050° NE
Christ Pilot Me Hill (Monument) — 41.6 mi, 162° S
Historic Marker: Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Trail (Attraction) — 42.3 mi, 156° SE
Kansas Historical Marker: Homestead of a Genius (Attraction) — 43.3 mi, 204° SW
Logan County World War Memorial (Monument) — 52.7 mi, 278° W
Fick Fossil and History Museum (Museum) — 53.2 mi, 278° W
Norton Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 56.2 mi, 359° N
Jerusalem Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 56.9 mi, 262° W
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 58.6 mi, 030° NE
Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 60.6 mi, 092° E
Haun Museum (Museum) — 65.0 mi, 181° S
Prairie Museum of Art and History (Museum) — 66.8 mi, 291° W
El Quartelejo Museum (Museum) — 67.3 mi, 237° SW
Butterfield Trail Museum (Museum) — 70.3 mi, 264° W
Expo Center (Attraction) — 71.6 mi, 130° SE
Great Bend Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 75.0 mi, 127° SE
Wilson Opera House (Theatre) — 76.8 mi, 100° E

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