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Ayr Nebraska Map

Explore Ayr, 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 Ayr, Nebraska

How to Use This Ayr, Nebraska Map

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

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	Ayr
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Adams County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.437514
Longitude	-98.440337
Population	83
Density	132.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68925
Area Code	308
County Seat	Hastings
School District	Adams Central Public Schools

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About Ayr, Nebraska

Ayr is a locality in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 132.4 people per km². Ayr is located at 40.4375°N, 98.4403°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ayr is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68925.

Ayr stretches across a vast, flat expanse of Nebraska prairie where the horizon serves as the primary fact of daily existence. It lies 10.6 miles south-southwest of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 195°T), and is situated 34.1 miles south of Grand Island. The Little Blue River winds through the landscape less than a mile from the center of Ayr, its currents carving a subtle, rhythmic depression into the otherwise level terrain. To the north, the atmosphere is defined by the expansive quality of light at dusk, which turns the tallgrass and shortgrass into a shimmering, amber field before the shadows deepen into a muted, velvet gray. Just a mile away, the Crystal Lake State Recreation Area offers a quiet respite, its waters mirroring the immense, cloud-swept sky that dominates the view in every direction.

Agriculture remains the singular, pulse-quickening engine of the local economy, with grain elevators rising like monoliths above the fields to mark the rhythm of the harvest. The history of the area is anchored in the persistent labor of those who first broke the sod, a legacy that lingers in the quiet, methodical pace of life today. While the distant Topeka Peak stands as a mere suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate surroundings are shaped by the simple, enduring utility of the land and the nearby Prairie Lake, which lies seven miles away as a shallow basin for local wildlife. The character of the people is as lean and direct as the geography itself, favoring a stoic endurance that matches the expansive, unforgiving beauty of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crystal Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 352° N
Ayr Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 040° NE
Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 306° NW
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 016° N
Hastings Dog Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 022° N
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 10.1 mi, 047° NE
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne (Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 061° NE
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 039° NE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 018° N
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 342° N
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 016° N
Prairie Ridge Park (Local Recreation) — 13.2 mi, 013° N
Kissinger Basin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 090° E
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 090° E
Susan O. Hail Grave (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 316° NW
Indian Raids Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 111° E
Martin Brothers Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 353° N
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.8 mi, 330° NW · 642 acres
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 25.3 mi, 174° S
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 012° N
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 315° NW
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.4 mi, 006° N
Heritage Room Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 116° SE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.3 mi, 050° NE · 324 acres
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 34.5 mi, 005° N
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 145° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 40.9 mi, 293° NW
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 190° S
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 53.3 mi, 097° E
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 59.8 mi, 134° SE

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