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Wheaton Kansas Map

Explore Wheaton, 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 Wheaton, Kansas

How to Use This Wheaton, Kansas Map

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

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.

CityWheaton
StateKansas (KS)
CountyPottawatomie County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude39.502218
Longitude-96.320836
Population98
Density245.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code66521
Area Code913
County SeatWestmoreland
School DistrictOnaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322

About Wheaton, Kansas

Wheaton is a locality in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 245.7 people per km². Wheaton is located at 39.5022°N, 96.3208°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wheaton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66521.

Wheaton commands the expanse of the Kansas plains, where the horizon stretches in an unbroken line of wheat and tallgrass. It lies 25.8 miles north-northeast of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 31°T), and is situated 20.8 miles north of Wamego. Mill Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that sway in the persistent, restless wind of the Flint Hills. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, honeyed clarity, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the solitude of the landscape. Nine miles to the east, the distinct rise of Mount Ephraim breaks the flatness, providing a subtle anchor to an otherwise vast and open vista.

Wheaton emerged from the necessity of rail and trade, serving as a modest point of connection for the surrounding agricultural life that still defines the region’s economic pulse. The legacy of the land is measured in the cycles of harvest and the resilience required by those who work the soil, a spirit that lingers in the quietude of the local streets. Residents often look toward the nearby Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife for a respite in the natural quiet, or consider the broader reaches of the region toward Dutch Hollow. Life in Wheaton moves with the steady, unhurried cadence of the seasons, reflecting a patience forged by years of enduring the elements and the slow, deliberate passage of time across the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 248° W
  • Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 245° SW
  • California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 208° SW
  • Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 308° NW
  • Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 153° SE
  • Olsburg Pioneers (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 253° W
  • Mariadahl Steeple (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 253° W
  • Missile Silo Home (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 182° S
  • Tuttle Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 226° SW
  • Wamego Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 20.2 mi, 177° S
  • Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 224° SW
  • Jeffrey Energy Center Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.6 mi, 154° SE
  • Monument to the Ice Age (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 305° NW
  • Nemaha Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 042° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 24.8 mi, 147° SE
  • Manhattan (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 211° SW
  • Greater Flint Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 27.8 mi, 205° SW
  • Arts & Memories Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 242° SW
  • Jackson County Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 095° E
  • Holton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 095° E
  • Magic School (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 235° SW
  • Kansas First Territorial Capitol (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 219° SW
  • Locomotive 6072 (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 219° SW
  • Immanuel Lutheran School Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 322° NW
  • West Lawn Memorial Gardens (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 136° SE
  • Trail (Historic Ruins) — 42.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Junction City Arts Council Gallery (Arts Centre) — 42.5 mi, 220° SW
  • Perry State Park (State Park) — 49.8 mi, 119° SE
  • Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.0 mi, 056° NE · 15k acres

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About This Wheaton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wheaton, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.502218, -96.320836. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wheaton includes the ZIP code (66521), telephone area code (913), county seat of Pottawatomie County (Westmoreland), and school district assignment (Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.