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Welda Kansas Map

Explore Welda, 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 Welda, Kansas

How to Use This Welda, Kansas Map

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

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

Latitude	38.16947
Longitude	-95.2947
Population	149
Density	62.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	66091
Area Code	913
County Seat	Garnett
School District	Garnett Unified School District 365

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About Welda, Kansas

Welda is a locality in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 149. The population density is 62.1 people per km². Welda is located at 38.1695°N, 95.2947°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 66091.

Welda occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the pale sky down to meet the tawny grasses. It lies 30.9 miles south of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 183°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southwest of Garnett. The earth here holds a persistent, dusty warmth, characterized by wide, open fields that breathe with the shifting wind. Just a mile away, the Anderson County Prairies Fee preserves the tallgrass landscape, allowing the native bluestem and switchgrass to sway in unbroken waves. Two miles to the east, the quiet waters of Lake Welda reflect the shifting amber light of dusk, while the nearby Skunk Branch cuts a modest, winding path through the soil, lined by the silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean toward the water’s edge. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy outline of the Sand Hills suggests a rugged world far removed from these level, fertile reaches.

Welda grew from the steady pulse of the rail lines and the rigorous demands of the agrarian cycle, anchoring itself in the persistent labor of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage, where the scent of turned earth and drying stalks defines the passage of the year. Life in Welda moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the gravity of the weather and the necessity of self-reliance, favoring the endurance of community over the noise of modern industry. The architecture of the region reflects this utilitarian grace, standing as a quiet assertion against the vastness of the prairie, where the light at sunset turns the gray silos into monoliths of deep violet and gold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Anderson County Prairies Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 089° E
Anderson County (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 060° NE
Veteran'S Memorial Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 020° N
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 021° N
North Lake Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 020° N
City Park Ballfield Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 017° N
Spider Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.0 mi, 196° S
Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 031° NE
John Redmond Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 25.0 mi, 280° W
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 27.4 mi, 122° SE
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.5 mi, 285° W · 37k acres
Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 039° NE
Melvern Railroad Park (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 321° NW
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.1 mi, 078° E
Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 003° N
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 31.4 mi, 067° NE
Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking) (Historic Ruins) — 31.6 mi, 358° N
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 086° E · 15k acres
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 194° S
Pomona State Park (State Park) — 36.6 mi, 335° NW
Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 37.9 mi, 233° SW
Black Jack Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 41.9 mi, 012° N
Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot (Attraction) — 42.1 mi, 007° N
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 008° N
Louisburg Cider Mill (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 043° NE
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 43.1 mi, 231° SW
Fort Africa (Toothman Farm) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 46.6 mi, 084° E
Gardner Historical Museum (Museum) — 48.5 mi, 024° NE
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 289° W
Ensor Park and Museum (Museum) — 50.8 mi, 031° NE

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