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Wakarusa Kansas Map

Explore Wakarusa, 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 Wakarusa, Kansas

How to Use This Wakarusa, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.893829
Longitude	-95.70491
Population	242
Density	18.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	66546
Area Code	913
County Seat	Topeka
School District	Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

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About Wakarusa, Kansas

Wakarusa is a locality in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 242. The population density is 18.8 people per km². Wakarusa is located at 38.8938°N, 95.7049°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66546.

Wakarusa occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the persistent, restless movement of the wind. It lies 11.3 miles south of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 185°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-northeast of Osage City. The Wakarusa River traces a path through the landscape, its banks shaded by the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the steady, low-frequency hum of the current. Beyond the immediate riparian growth, the terrain rises into the modest, steady swell of the land, an environment where the light at dusk turns the tall prairie grasses into a sea of muted bronze. Though the distant Sand Hills remain a mere suggestion of violet on the western edge of the world, the immediate topography is shaped by the subtle shifts of the soil and the quiet gravity of the Major Draw basin, which pulls the drainage of the fields toward the low-lying reaches of the valley.

Wakarusa maintains an economy rooted in the patience of the agricultural cycle, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day more than any mechanical clock. The legacy of the region is written in the limestone foundations of its older structures, a gray, porous material that seems to absorb the heat of the sun and hold it against the cooling evening air. Residents often find their way to Shawnee South Community Park when the heat settles, or look toward the distant surface of Strowbridge Reservoir, which offers a rare, still reflection of the expansive sky. Life here moves with the deliberate focus of those who understand the value of a steady harvest, favoring a quiet endurance over the frantic velocity of the modern world, while the lingering scent of dry earth and coming rain serves as a constant reminder of the land’s singular, unyielding character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee South Community Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 005° N
Grant-Bradbury Park (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 003° N
Lake Shawnee (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 031° NE
Skyline Park - Burnett'S Mound (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 347° N
Clinton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 090° E
Clinton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 090° E
There’s No Place Like Home (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 002° N
Osage State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 167° S
Warren Park (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 357° N
Topeka Art Guild Gallery (Arts Centre) — 9.5 mi, 346° N
Clinton Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 091° E
Beauchamp Gallery Frame's Shop (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 357° N
Kansas Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 008° N
Topeka Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 009° N
The Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 008° N
Discovery Center of Kansas (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 352° N
Trail (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 341° N
Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 341° N
Kaw River State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 347° N
West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 332° NW
The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 024° NE
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 162° S
ATSF Osage City Depot Museum (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 200° S
U.S. Navy Polaris Missile (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 077° E
Phog Allen (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 080° E
Locomotive #1073 (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 078° E
Prairie Hills Art Gallery (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 078° E
Liberty Hall (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 078° E
Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 172° S
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.0 mi, 194° S · 37k acres

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