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Brule Nebraska Map

Explore Brule, 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 Brule, Nebraska

How to Use This Brule, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.094159
Longitude	-101.887956
Population	331
Density	413.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69127
Area Code	308
County Seat	Ogallala
School District	South Platte Public Schools

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About Brule, Nebraska

Brule is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 331. The population density is 413.6 people per km². Brule is located at 41.0942°N, 101.8880°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Brule is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69127.

Brule occupies a wide, quiet expanse of the high plains where the sky dominates the eye and the land stretches toward a distant, hazy horizon. It lies 58.5 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-southwest of Ogallala. The South Platte River traces a shallow, braided path just a mile from the center, its water carving a subtle depression through the earth that deepens into the rugged, shadowed folds of Brule Canyon. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the landscape rises toward the modest elevation of Windlass Hill, while the Ogallala Strip Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of native grasses and quiet brush. At dusk, the light here turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the dry blades of prairie grass and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch across the entire county.

Brule maintains its slow, deliberate pace through the persistent rhythm of agriculture, rooted in a history of pioneers who navigated the nearby Ogallala Trail. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth, as cattle and grain define the daily labor of those who call the region home. While the waters of Cure Creek Reservoir 1-A wait ten miles away, the life of Brule is defined primarily by the expansive, open air and the endurance of its people against the elements. The town serves as a quiet witness to the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of dry soil and the steady, unsentimental pulse of a life lived close to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ogallala Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 084° E
North Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 071° E
Western Diamonds Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 070° E
Mansion on the Hill (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 073° E
Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 024° NE
Petrified Wood Gallery (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 077° E
Nebraska National Trails Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 077° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 077° E
Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 233° SW
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 057° NE
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 054° NE
Kingsley Dam Eagle Viewing Facility (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 054° NE
Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 080° E
Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 083° E
Alkali Station historical marker (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 083° E
Pony Express (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 245° SW
Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 249° W
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 30.4 mi, 270° W
Garden County Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 312° NW
Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 017° N
Lodgepole Depot Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 276° W
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.3 mi, 337° NW · 93k acres
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 42.3 mi, 337° NW · 24k acres
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 58.7 mi, 088° E
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 58.8 mi, 087° E
Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 78.5 mi, 183° S
Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 78.6 mi, 033° NE

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