Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 2001 ft. |
Nebraska/Kansas State Line |
North to Alma, Nebraska. |
| 0.4 0.6 2031 ft. |
State Highway #383 |
West to communities of Woodruff, Kansas, Long Island, Kansas, Almena, Kansas, Calvert, Kansas. West to Prairie Dog Kansas State Park. Facilities: 2 rental cabins, 40 electric/water sites, 18 electric-only sites, 130 primitive sites, showers, picnic day camp areas, two RV dump stations, 1.4- mile nature trail with interpretive signage. Fishing for walleye, wiper, crappie, black bass, catfish and saugeye. The park has a large prairie dog colony for viewing. |
| 18.7 30.1 1952 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #36, - Phillipsburg |
Community of Phillipsburg, Kansas. Attractions in Phillipsburg, Kansas: Old Fort Bissell and museum, built in 1872 as a Federal Military Post - The annual Riverless Festival held in June. - The Phillips County Fair held the last week of July - Phillipsburg Rodeo Kansas Largest Rodeo.West to communities of Stuttgart, Kansas, Prairie View, Kansas. West access to Prairie Dog Kansas State Park. NOTE: US Highway #36 overlaps US #183 at this point.
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| 19.6 31.5 1883 ft. |
US #36 |
Overlap of highway #36 ends at this point and heads east. East to communities of Agra, Kansas, Kensington, Kansas, Athol, Kansas, Smith Center, Kansas, Bellaire, Kansas. East to Jewell Kansas State Fishing Lake, facilities. primitive camping,fishing piers, fishing for bluegill, green sunfish,, largemouth bass, channel catfish, and saugeye. |
| 20.6 33.1 1900 ft. |
E Santa Fe Road |
West access to Phillipsburg Municipal Airport |
| 24.6 39.6 1814 ft. |
Junction of State Highway #9. - Glade |
Community of Glade, Kansas. East to Kiriwin NWR, east to Kirwin Res. East to communities of Kirwin, Kansas West to Speed, Kansas, Logan, Kansas, attraction the Hansen Memorial Museum.
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| 41.9 67.5 1785 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #24 - Stockton |
Community of Stockton, Kansas.
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| 43.3 69.7 1752 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing the South Fork Solomon River, a 70-mile (113 km) river |
| 46.7 75.1 1969 ft. |
Stockto Municipal Airport |
East of highway. |
| 56.1 90.2 2149 ft. |
Junction of State Highway #18. - Plainville, Kansas |
Community of Plainville, Kansas. West to communities of Zurich, Kansas, Palco, Kansas, - East to Codell, Kansas, Natoma, Kansas
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| 57.3 92.2 2133 ft. |
Y Road |
West access to Plainville Township Lake, Kansas, boat launch, fishing for Bluegill,
Crappie,
Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish,
Large,mouth Bass, Green Sunfish,
Wiper. |
| 59.3 95.5 2162 ft. |
Aa Road |
West to Plainville KS, Airpark |
| 65.4 105.3 1880 ft. |
Saline River Road |
East to community of Turkville, Kansas. |
| 65.9 106.0 1860 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing Saline River, Kansas, is a 285-mile (459 km) tributary of the Kansas, Smoky Hill River. |
| 79.7 128.3 2054 ft. |
Junction of US Interstate Highway 70/US Highway 40 |
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| 82.3 132.4 1982 ft. |
U S Highway #40 |
West access to Fort Hays Historical Museums, Old Fort Hays and Frontier Historical Park. East to Hays Regional Airport. |
| 83.1 133.8 1982 ft. |
Bison Road |
East access to Custer Island Park, Kansas. |
| 92.5 148.8 1903 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing the Smoky Hill River, Kansas |
| 92.7 149.1 1913 ft. |
Schoenchen Road |
West to community of Schoenchen, Kansas |
| 96.6 155.4 1972 ft. |
W 4th Street |
West to community of Liebenthal, Kansas. |
| 104.8 168.6 2070 ft. |
Kansas State Highway #4 |
Community of La Crosse, Kansas, attractions The Post Rock Museum, features a collection display of Limestone fence posts. - West to community of McCracken, Kansas - East to Bison, Otis, Kansas, Kansas, Olmitz, Kansas, Hoisington, Kansas. |
| 105.8 170.2 2051 ft. |
Ist Street |
West access to Post Rock Museum, and Barb Wire Museum |
| 109.8 176.7 1995 ft. |
Junction of Kansas State Highway #96. - Rush Center |
Community of Rush Center, Kansas. West to communities of Nekoma, Kansas, Alexander, Kansas - West to Goodman Kansas State Fishing Park - Facilities: primitive camping, fishing - East to communities of Timken, Kansas, Albert, Kansas, Heizer, Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas, attractions: - Great Bend Zoo / Raptor - Cheyenne Bottoms Center Wildlife Area - Great Bend Zoo / Raptor - The Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village, KS. features 10 pioneer buildings. Quivira,- National Wildlife Refuge.
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| 129.1 207.7 2060 ft. |
State Highway #156 |
East access to Fort Larned National Historic Site, features military life on the Santa Fe Trail in 1859. Established to protected pioneers, mail coaches, freighters. East to community of Larned, Kansas, - West access to communities of Rozel, Kansas, Burdett, Kansas, Hanston, Kansas, Jetmore, Kansas. |
| 129.4 208.2 2041 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing the Kansas Pawnee River |
| 129.6 208.6 2054 ft. |
Sanford, Kansas |
Access from highway. |
| 141.3 227.4 2116 ft. |
U S Highway #56 |
East to Garfield, Kansas, Larned, Kansas, Pawnee Rock, Kansas, Dundee, Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas. NOTE: - Highway #183 overlaps US Highway #56 at this point. |
| 149.3 240.2 2169 ft. |
Community of Kinsley, Kansas |
Attractions in Kinsley: - Edwards County Historical Society Museum the museum shows the early history of pioneers with artifacts displayed. - NOTE: Overlap of US Highway #56 ends at this point with #183 heading south. |
| 149.8 241.0 2162 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #50 |
Access to roadside turnout picnic park, picnic tables, playground equipment, and public rest rooms. Access to Edwards County museum, located in the park. - West to Communities of Offerle, Kansas, Bellefont, Kansas, Wright, Kansas Dodge City, Kansas. West to Spearville, Kansas State Fishing Lake, few facilities, primitive camping, no toilets or boat launch. |
| 151.6 244.0 2172 ft. |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Arkansas River. |
| 174.4 280.6 2238 ft. |
County Road 1 |
East access to Kiowa Kansas County State Park Camping facilities: - Fishing for Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish,
Crappie, Redear Sunfish,
Largemouth Bass,
Wiper,
Bluegill.
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| 175.0 281.7 2241 ft. |
US Highway #400 |
|
| 197.7 318.1 2093 ft. |
U S Highway #160 |
East to community of Medicine Lodge, east access to Barber Kansas State Fishing Lake, primitive camping, fishing for Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass,
Crappie,
Green Sunfish. NOTE: U S Highway #160 overlaps US Highway #183 at this point and heads south |
| 198.5 319.4 2106 ft. |
Coldwater, Kansas |
E 1st St. West access to Comanche County Hospital. |
| 199.2 320.6 2077 ft. |
Coldwater Lake and Recreation Park |
Access west of highway. Campsites with water/electric hookups,toilets, picnic areas. Fishing for wipers and catfish. |
| 201.7 324.6 2083 ft. |
Comanche County Air Strip |
West of highway. |
| 212.3 341.7 1847 ft. |
Protection, Kansas |
North of highway. |
| 213.3 343.3 1821 ft. |
Point of Information |
Crossing Bluff Creek, Kansas. |
| 221.6 356.6 1942 ft. |
U S Highway #160 & State Highway #34 |
West via #160 Ashland, attraction Pioneer-Krier Museum. West to Meade, Kansas. NOTE: overlap of US Highway #160 ends at this point and heads west. |
| 230.8 371.4 1788 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing the Cimarron, River, Kansas, The river passes through New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas a distance of 698 miles (1123 km) |
| 235.2 378.5 1880 ft. |
Kansas/Oklahoma State Line |
South access to community of Buffalo, Oklahoma. |