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About Council Grove, KS

Council Grove sits along US-56 in central Kansas, about 110 miles from Kansas City via I-35 and US-50. This prairie town of 2,300 was a key stop on the Santa Fe Trail, where pioneers gathered supplies before heading west. The surrounding Flint Hills offer classic Great Plains scenery with rolling grasslands. The town preserves the original grove of hardwood trees that gave westbound travelers their last chance to repair wagons before entering the treeless plains.

Where is Council Grove, KS on the map?

Council Grove, KS is in United States, at 38.662, -96.491 - about 15 km north-west of Dunlap, KS.

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The closest airport to Council Grove, KS is Manhattan Regional Airport, 77 km (about 1 h 3 min by car).

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