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Beacon View Nebraska Map

Explore Beacon View, 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 Beacon View, Nebraska

How to Use This Beacon View, Nebraska Map

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

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	Beacon View
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Sarpy County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.067221
Longitude	-96.326404
Population	55
Density	78.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	68028
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Papillion
School District	Gretna Public Schools

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About Beacon View, Nebraska

Beacon View is a locality in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 78.1 people per km². Beacon View is located at 41.0672°N, 96.3264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68028.

Beacon View emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the Nebraska prairie where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 12.2 miles southwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 229°T), and is situated 6.8 miles southwest of Gretna. The Platte River traces a slow, shallow arc along the southern perimeter, its braided waters reflecting the shifting violet hues of the dusk sky as they move through the sediment. To the north, the landscape settles into a quiet, rhythmic stretch of tallgrass, punctuated by the occasional silhouette of a cottonwood tree. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters often drift toward US West Lake, while the Catfish Run Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the migratory birds that mark the changing seasons. The air here carries a crisp, parched clarity, a reminder that the great, open plains possess a weight and presence that dwarfs the small human structures clinging to the earth.

History in Beacon View remains etched in the steady, agrarian pulse of the local economy, where the cycle of the harvest dictates the pace of the year. Generations of families have cultivated this soil, building a legacy that feels as enduring as the E T Mahoney Trails that wind through the rugged terrain nearby. The town maintains a deliberate, modest character, defined by the practical necessity of its trade and the collective memory of those who first broke the sod. While Bodleys Hill stands as a silent sentinel on the distant horizon, life here remains focused on the immediate, tangible labors of the field and the shared quietude of the evening. Beacon View persists as a place of deliberate continuity, where the vastness of the plains demands a certain humility from those who call the prairie home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 126° SE
Catfish Run Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 208° SW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 173° S
Jack Anderson Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 228° SW
Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 164° S
East Side Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 218° SW
Saline Ford Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 224° SW
Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 229° SW
Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 229° SW
Bison (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 154° SE
Elk Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 162° S
Schramm Park State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 126° SE
Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 175° S
Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 128° SE
Memphis Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 289° W
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 134° SE
Wehrspann Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 058° NE
Two Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 354° N
Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 219° SW
Springfield Community Hall historical marker (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 084° E
Springfield Artworks (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 084° E
Alamo Drafthouse (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 055° NE
CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 029° NE
Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 173° S
Westwood Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 045° NE
Memory Lane Museum Complex (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 145° SE
Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 356° N
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 039° NE
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 035° NE · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 029° NE · 16k acres

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