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Ceresco Nebraska Map

Explore Ceresco, 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 Ceresco, Nebraska

How to Use This Ceresco, Nebraska Map

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

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	Ceresco
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Saunders County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.057223
Longitude	-96.644738
Population	919
Density	838.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68017
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Wahoo
School District	Raymond Central Public Schools

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About Ceresco, Nebraska

Ceresco is a locality in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 919. The population density is 838.8 people per km². Ceresco is located at 41.0572°N, 96.6447°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ceresco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68017.

Ceresco anchors itself upon the wide, flattened expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon stretches as a singular, unbroken line against the vastness of the sky. It lies 17.8 miles north of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 4°T), and is situated 10.7 miles south of Wahoo. The Hobson Branch carves a quiet, unassuming path through the local topography, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian growth that persists even when the summer heat turns the surrounding grasses to brittle gold. To the south, the Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of restored prairie, where the wind carries the dry, sweet scent of bluestem and switchgrass across the fields. Beyond these immediate boundaries, the land rises toward the distant, faint silhouette of Bodleys Hill, an elevation that serves as the only relief in a landscape defined by its relentless, horizontal grace. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy clarity, turning the dusty air into a translucent amber that settles over the earth like a benediction.

Ceresco emerged from the ambition of the railroad era, growing as a persistent node of commerce amidst the sea of grain and turning soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with the silos standing as vertical sentinels of a trade that has sustained families for generations. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Martin Reservoir provide a stillness that contrasts with the mechanical hum of agricultural machinery during the peak of the season. Life in Ceresco moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of patience, where the social geography is measured in the shared labor of the fields and the endurance of long-standing family lines. It is a place where the history of the soil is written in the furrows, a steady, unadorned existence that finds its beauty in the repetition of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the people who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 178° S
Pioneer State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 014° N
Little Salt Creek West Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 214° SW
Glacial Hill Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 194° S
Arbor Lake Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 189° S
Saunders County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
Saunders County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 006° N
Branched Oak Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 231° SW
Veterans Memorial Club (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 007° N
Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 246° SW
Branched Oak Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 245° SW
Atlas D Missile Site A-1 (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 043° NE
Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 122° SE
14th Street (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 192° S
Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 095° E
Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 095° E
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 15.0 mi, 210° SW
University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 190° S
Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 088° E
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 189° S
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 095° E
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 190° S
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 191° S
The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 191° S
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 193° S
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 17.8 mi, 176° S
Boy Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 165° S
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 101° E
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.1 mi, 051° NE · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 045° NE · 16k acres

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