Bushnell Nebraska Map

About Bushnell, Nebraska

Bushnell is a locality in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 115. The population density is 194.7 people per km². Bushnell is located at 41.2322°N, 103.8919°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Bushnell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69128.

Bushnell anchors itself against the expansive, high-plains horizon where the land flattens into a persistent, golden clarity. It lies 45.3 miles south-southwest of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 195°T), and is situated 11.9 miles west of Kimball. Lodgepole Creek traces a quiet, erratic path through the dry earth nearby, serving as a subtle lifeline for the sparse vegetation that clings to the banks. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape stretches toward the Wildcat Hills, which appear as a faint, serrated bruise against the western sky at dusk. The air here carries a sharp, clean weight, unburdened by the humidity of lower elevations, and the light at sunset turns the shortgrass prairie into a vast, shimmering copper plate.

Bushnell remains a quiet intersection of agricultural heritage, where the economy still leans heavily on the labor of the surrounding wheat fields and cattle grazing. The proximity to Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area provides a rare concentration of stillness, offering a place for the wind to sweep across the water without interruption. Nearby, James Reservoir Number 2 sits as a modest punctuation mark in the terrain, reflecting the immense, shifting Nebraska clouds. Residents live in a rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the seasons, moving with a deliberate patience that ignores the frantic pace of distant urban centers. Deep in the quiet of the regional topography, one can occasionally trace the memory of older routes that once funneled travelers toward the distant Chivington Draw, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that defines the character of those who remain.

About This Bushnell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bushnell, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.232203, -103.891891. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bushnell includes the ZIP code (69128), telephone area code (308), county seat of Kimball County (Kimball), and school district assignment (Kimball Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.