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Broken Bow Nebraska Map

Explore Broken Bow, 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 Broken Bow, Nebraska

How to Use This Broken Bow, Nebraska Map

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

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	Broken Bow
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Custer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.401951
Longitude	-99.639279
Population	3,506
Density	670.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68822
Area Code	308
County Seat	Broken Bow
School District	Broken Bow Public Schools

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About Broken Bow, Nebraska

Broken Bow is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,506. The population density is 670.8 people per km². Broken Bow is located at 41.4020°N, 99.6393°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Broken Bow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68822.

Broken Bow asserts its presence upon the expansive Nebraska plains, a landscape defined by the relentless reach of the horizon and the quiet persistence of the prairie grasses. It lies 43.2 miles north of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 7°T), and is situated 56.6 miles north-northwest of Kearney. Mud Creek traces a path near the settlement, its subtle movement carving a vein through the earth that sustains the surrounding vegetation. Toward the north, the elevation shifts as Ryno Table marks the skyline, while the nearby Tappan Valley offers a slight folding in the terrain, breaking the monotony of the flatlands. Sunlight here carries a particular clarity, bleaching the golden stalks of grass during the heat of the day and casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the world.

Broken Bow serves as a central hub for the surrounding cattle country, where the economy remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the health of the local livestock. The town center gathers around City Square Park, a quiet communal anchor where the pace of life slows to match the ticking of the county-seat clock tower. Residents often travel the short distance to Carothers Lake, finding a moment of stillness in the reflection of the clouds upon the water. This locality maintains an atmosphere of sturdy self-reliance, born from a history of pioneers who recognized that the true character of the plains is found not in grand gestures, but in the enduring steadiness of a life lived close to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tomahawk Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 290° W
Melham Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 021° N
Indian Hills Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 324° NW
Nebraska State Grange Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 302° NW
Berggren-Young Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 325° NW
Pressey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 197° S
Victoria Springs State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 338° N
Seven Valleys Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 243° SW
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 284° W
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 027° NE
Arnold State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.7 mi, 272° W
Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 028° NE
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 104° E
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 36.3 mi, 095° E
Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 045° NE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 045° NE
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 40.4 mi, 316° NW · 141k acres
Cozad Memorial (Monument) — 41.4 mi, 206° SW
Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 206° SW
Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 42.6 mi, 220° SW
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 44.3 mi, 056° NE
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 49.7 mi, 239° SW
Signal Hill Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 49.8 mi, 305° NW
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 49.9 mi, 240° SW
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.6 mi, 001° N · 4,806 acres
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 56.4 mi, 153° SE
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 61.0 mi, 253° W
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 61.3 mi, 252° W
Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 61.7 mi, 252° W
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.6 mi, 332° NW · 145k acres

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