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Walnut Kansas Map

Explore Walnut, 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 Walnut, Kansas

How to Use This Walnut, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	37.601437
Longitude	-95.078029
Population	187
Density	49.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66780
Area Code	913
County Seat	Girard
School District	Girard Unified School District 248

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About Walnut, Kansas

Walnut is a locality in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 187. The population density is 49.0 people per km². Walnut is located at 37.6014°N, 95.0780°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walnut is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66780.

Walnut occupies a stretch of the Kansas plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth, creating a vast, unobstructed theater for the passage of clouds. It lies 24.3 miles west-northwest of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 303°T), and is situated 14.6 miles west-northwest of Girard. Pony Creek carves a shallow, verdant path through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean into the prevailing wind. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, low-slung geometry, punctuated only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Bunker Hill rising to the west. At dusk, the light settles over the prairie in layers of bruised violet and copper, casting long, lean shadows across the soil. Beyond the immediate fields, the Neosho Wildlife Area offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and wetlands, serving as a reminder of the quiet, untamed character of the region.

Walnut retains a steady, deliberate pace, rooted in a history of agricultural industry that has shaped the lives of its residents for generations. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the harvest, with the grain elevators standing as silent, industrial sentinels against the infinite expanse of the sky. While the daily routine is dictated by the needs of the land, the presence of Nyman Lake nearby provides a singular, quiet focal point for those seeking a moment of stillness away from the expansive fields. There is a specific, enduring resilience in the way the architecture clings to the ground, reflecting a heritage built on patience and the pragmatic requirements of life on the plains. Even as the seasons shift, Walnut maintains a singular focus, its character defined by the enduring strength of its people and their connection to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Neosho Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 199° S
Bourbon State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 001° N
Neosho State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 209° SW
Crawford State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 083° E
Crawford State Park Lake (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 083° E
CCC Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 078° E
Hollister Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 051° NE
Antietam Circle #2 (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 206° SW
Parsons Theater (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 209° SW
Santa Fe Park (Local Park) — 20.7 mi, 279° W
Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 209° SW
Miners Hall Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 105° E
Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 105° E
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 285° W
Page Dragline (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 161° S
Big Brutus (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 161° S
Railroad Depot (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 123° SE
Ware Monument (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 054° NE
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 27.4 mi, 025° NE
Prairie State Park (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 101° E
Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial (Monument) — 32.5 mi, 156° SE
ATSF Cheryvale Depot (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 229° SW
Galena Mining & Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 147° SE
Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 43.9 mi, 239° SW
National Historical Cookie Cutter Exhibit (Gallery) — 45.8 mi, 141° SE
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 026° NE · 15k acres
George Washington Carver National Monument (National Monument) — 57.7 mi, 137° SE · 241 acres
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.9 mi, 320° NW · 37k acres

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