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Towner Colorado Map

Explore Towner, Colorado, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Towner, CO street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

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. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Towner, Colorado

How to Use This Towner, Colorado Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Towner, Colorado. 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 to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Colorado or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Towner and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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. 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 Towner.

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.

CityTowner
StateColorado (CO)
CountyKiowa
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude38.470849
Longitude-102.079626
Population36
Density29.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code(s)81071
Area Code970
County SeatEads
School DistrictPlainview School District RE-2

About Towner, Colorado

Towner is a locality in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 29.4 people per km². Towner is located at 38.4708°N, 102.0796°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 81071.

Towner, Colorado, rests on a broad, sun-baked plain where the earth stretches out in an unbroken expanse to a distant, hazy horizon. It lies 74.0 miles west-northwest of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 298°T), and is situated 39.5 miles northeast of Lamar. The landscape here is one of subtle grandeur, a vast canvas painted in ochres and muted greens, punctuated by the stark, elegant silhouettes of prairie grasses that sway like a restless sea under the immense Western sky. The air, thin and crisp at this elevation, carries the dry scent of dust and distant sagebrush, a constant reminder of the arid beauty that defines this corner of Colorado. Sunlight, unfiltered and intense, washes over the land, creating sharp contrasts and long, stretching shadows as the day progresses, and the silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The story of Towner is etched into the very bones of its existence, a testament to the hardy spirit that settled these plains. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. Though the Old West mining days have faded into memory, the echoes of that era can still be felt in the town's enduring character, a quiet stoicism that perseveres against the vastness of the landscape. While the nearest named body of water is Lake Devore, some eleven miles distant, and the South Fork White Woman Creek meanders six miles away, the true spirit of Towner is found in its enduring connection to the high plains, a place where the land itself tells the most compelling stories.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Horace Greeley Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 090° E
  • Queens State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.4 mi, 250° W
  • Granada State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.9 mi, 199° S
  • ATSF Holley Depot (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 185° S
  • Amache Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 204° SW
  • Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 32.7 mi, 155° SE
  • Hamilton State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 32.8 mi, 155° SE
  • Prowers County County Parks (Local Park) — 37.7 mi, 251° W
  • Kiowa County War Memorial (Monument) — 37.8 mi, 271° W
  • North Gateway Park (Local Park) — 38.0 mi, 229° SW
  • Plains Theater (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 271° W
  • Mount Sunflower (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 003° N
  • Hamilton County Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 152° SE
  • Lamar Movie Theater (Cinema) — 39.5 mi, 228° SW
  • Ballpark Complex (Local Recreation) — 40.2 mi, 227° SW
  • Bent's New Fort (Historic Ruins) — 45.2 mi, 235° SW
  • Atchinson Topeka & Sante Fe Cattle Trail Marker (Monument) — 50.2 mi, 310° NW
  • John Martin Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 53.0 mi, 240° SW
  • John Martin Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 54.1 mi, 240° SW
  • Kearny County Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 56.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Butterfield Trail Museum (Museum) — 57.3 mi, 058° NE
  • Rocket Park (Monument) — 57.9 mi, 350° N
  • Midway Theater (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 350° N
  • Jerusalem Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 61.9 mi, 067° NE
  • El Quartelejo Museum (Museum) — 62.8 mi, 089° E
  • World's Largest Easel (Attraction) — 63.2 mi, 018° N
  • Giant Reproduction of Three Sunflowers In A Vase (Public Artwork) — 63.2 mi, 018° N
  • Scott State Park (State Park) — 63.6 mi, 076° E
  • Lee Richardson Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 74.4 mi, 118° SE
  • Comanche National Grassland (National Grassland) — 79.5 mi, 195° S · 444k acres

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About This Towner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Towner, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.470849, -102.079626. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Towner and Kiowa County.

Detailed location data for Towner includes the ZIP code (81071), telephone area code (970), county seat of Kiowa County (Eads), and school district assignment (Plainview School District RE-2). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

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 — ensuring the correct Towner is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone.