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Yates Center Kansas Map

Explore Yates Center, 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 Yates Center, Kansas

How to Use This Yates Center, Kansas Map

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

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	Yates Center
State	Kansas (KS)
County	Woodson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.867484
Longitude	-95.75481
Population	1,352
Density	206.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	66783
Area Code	913
County Seat	Yates Center
School District	Woodson Unified School District 366

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About Yates Center, Kansas

Yates Center is a locality in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,352. The population density is 206.5 people per km². Yates Center is located at 37.8675°N, 95.7548°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Yates Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66783.

Yates Center rises from the expansive Kansas prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut, a limestone anchor amidst a sea of tallgrass. It lies 43.6 miles southeast of Emporia, KS (from Emporia, KS: bearing 146°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west of Iola. The wind moves through the tall stalks with a dry, persistent friction, sculpting the land into subtle swells that eventually gather toward the distant prominence of Rose Dome. Only a mile away, the waters of Yates Center Reservoir hold the reflection of an unshielded sun, while the quiet banks of South Owl Creek track the movement of deer through the brush. The air here tastes of dust and high-altitude clarity, a stillness that demands a patient eye to witness how the light fades into a bruised purple over the plains.

History remains etched into the heavy masonry of the county-seat courthouse, a structure that serves as the gravity of Yates Center, holding the local economy to its orbit of commerce and regional administration. Life here turns on the slow cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of a heritage built upon the endurance of the soil. Beyond the grid of streets, the Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary for the seasonal migration of birds, drawing those who seek the solitude of the tallgrass. Further out toward the edge of the county, the shallow depression of Negro Hollow reminds the traveler of the deep, geological patience required to live in a place where the sky commands more attention than the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 228° SW
Woodson State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 227° SW
Woodson Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 208° SW
Toronto Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 233° SW
Toronto State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 232° SW
Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 157° SE
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 18.8 mi, 080° E
Spider Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 082° E
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 128° SE
Fall River State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 229° SW
Fall River Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.4 mi, 231° SW
Santa Fe Park (Local Park) — 21.7 mi, 132° SE
MP Fredonia Depot (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 190° S
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 350° N · 37k acres
ATSF Eureka Depot (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 264° W
Olpe Lions Club (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 321° NW
Teeter Rock (Monument) — 38.1 mi, 287° W
ATSF Caboose (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 044° NE
Le Hunt Cement Plant (Historic Ruins) — 41.1 mi, 181° S
ATSF Cheryvale Depot (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 165° S
Peter Pan (Monument) — 43.4 mi, 327° NW
Lyon County Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 328° NW
Emporia Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 43.9 mi, 328° NW
National Teacher’s Hall of Fame (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 329° NW
Parsons Theater (Cinema) — 45.2 mi, 143° SE
Iron Horse Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 144° SE
Flint Hills 8 Theater (Cinema) — 45.5 mi, 327° NW
Kansas Rocks (Theme Park) — 48.8 mi, 082° E
Pioneer Bluffs Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 49.0 mi, 291° W
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.2 mi, 068° E · 15k acres

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