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Alvo Nebraska Map

Explore Alvo, Nebraska, 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 Alvo, Nebraska

How to Use This Alvo, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityAlvo
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyCass County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.871944
Longitude-96.38751
Population115
Density444.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68304
Area Code402
County SeatPlattsmouth
School DistrictWaverly School District 145

About Alvo, Nebraska

Alvo is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 115. The population density is 444.0 people per km². Alvo is located at 40.8719°N, 96.3875°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alvo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68304.

Alvo sits upon a vast, unyielding expanse of Nebraska prairie where the horizon acts as the primary authority over the land. It lies 15.4 miles east-northeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 71°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-southeast of Waverly. The terrain here is defined by wide, rhythmic swells of earth that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the sky. Less than a mile away, the quiet, persistent movement of Dee Creek carves a thin ribbon through the soil, offering a subtle contrast to the stillness of the surrounding plains. To the north, the landscape remains open and exposed, a quiet theater of wind and grass that feels ancient and indifferent to the passage of time.

Alvo retains the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the stewardship of the land. The history of the locality is etched into the modest architecture of its streets, reflecting a heritage defined by resilience and the patient work of early settlers. While the pace of daily life is measured by the slow turn of seasons, residents often look toward the wider region, finding respite in the proximity of Weyers Reservoir or the expansive, protected reaches of Wayne Park. The character of Alvo is found in this deliberate endurance, a quiet persistence that remains visible in the way the light settles over the rooftops at dusk, grounding the inhabitant in a geography of endurance and space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 111° E
  • Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 336° NW
  • Wayne Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 288° W
  • Lawson Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 295° NW
  • Murdock Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 9.5 mi, 263° W
  • Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 022° N
  • Boy Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 242° SW
  • Elk Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 025° NE
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 020° N
  • Bison (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 026° NE
  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 046° NE
  • Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 005° N
  • Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 005° N
  • Mahoney Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 11.6 mi, 262° W
  • Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 019° N
  • Schramm Park State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 034° NE
  • Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 035° NE
  • Memory Lane Museum Complex (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 091° E
  • Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 13.1 mi, 248° W
  • Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 015° N
  • Louisville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 051° NE
  • William Jennings Bryan (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 249° W
  • Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 324° NW
  • Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 237° SW
  • Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 251° W
  • Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 256° W
  • University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 258° W
  • Little Salt Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 287° W
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.9 mi, 029° NE · 7,936 acres
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.3 mi, 024° NE · 16k acres

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About This Alvo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alvo, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.871944, -96.38751. 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 Alvo includes the ZIP code (68304), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Waverly School District 145).

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.