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Broadwater Nebraska Map

Explore Broadwater, 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 Broadwater, Nebraska

How to Use This Broadwater, Nebraska Map

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

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	Broadwater
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Morrill County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	41.596088
Longitude	-102.852703
Population	95
Density	233.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69125
Area Code	308
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	Leyton Public Schools

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About Broadwater, Nebraska

Broadwater is a locality in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 233.6 people per km². Broadwater is located at 41.5961°N, 102.8527°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Broadwater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69125.

Broadwater occupies a stretch of high, expansive prairie where the horizon acts as the primary fact of existence, pulling the eye toward an infinite, pale sky. It lies 46.0 miles east-southeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 114°T), and is situated 34.9 miles south of Alliance. The land here is defined by the slow, shallow flow of the North Platte River, which meanders through the valley just a mile away, carving a subtle depression into the otherwise level plains. To the southwest, the silhouette of Lookout Mound breaks the monotony of the flat terrain, its rise a quiet interruption in a landscape dominated by shortgrass and the shifting, dry light of the Nebraska afternoon. In the evenings, the air thins and cools, carrying the faint, earthy scent of sun-baked silt and dormant grass, a stillness that seems to suspend the very passage of time.

Broadwater remains tethered to the rhythms of cattle ranching and agriculture, its economy a reflection of the hard, honest labor required to extract a living from this resilient soil. The history of the area is etched into the way the roads follow the contours of the fields, a legacy of pioneers who recognized the value of the valley long before the modern infrastructure took hold. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of denser regions, though the proximity of Bridgeport State Recreation Area offers a rare, managed reprieve of water and greenery for those seeking a change of scenery. While the silence of the plains is absolute, it is not empty; it is a heavy, resonant quiet that suggests a deep, enduring patience, as if the land itself is waiting for the next season to turn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 113° SE
Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 295° NW
Bridgeport State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 295° NW
Prairie Schooner Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 206° SW
North Platte River Alkaline Wetlands Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 295° NW
Chet and Jane Fleisbach Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.6 mi, 287° W
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.4 mi, 019° N · 93k acres
Bayard Chimney Rock Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 294° NW
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.1 mi, 072° E · 24k acres
Garden County Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 116° SE
Williams Gap Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.6 mi, 280° W
Cheyenne County Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 191° S
Lodgepole Depot Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 160° S
The Golden Link Historical Marker (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 202° S
Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 186° S
Cabelas Wildlife Display (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 189° S
Alliance (Cinema) — 34.7 mi, 358° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 34.8 mi, 358° N
Welcome to Potter (Public Artwork) — 35.7 mi, 223° SW
Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 154° SE
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.1 mi, 306° NW · 5,832 acres
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 40.0 mi, 150° SE
Oregon Trail Park Stadium (Stadium) — 44.5 mi, 290° W
Scotts Bluff National Monument (National Monument) — 45.6 mi, 289° W · 3,162 acres
South Overlook (Viewpoint) — 46.7 mi, 291° W
Pawnee National Grassland (National Grassland) — 60.5 mi, 219° SW · 193k acres
Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 67.4 mi, 119° SE
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 70.8 mi, 323° NW · 2,253 acres
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 71.4 mi, 347° N · 141k acres
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 71.4 mi, 347° N · 6,651 acres

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