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Clarkson Nebraska Map

Explore Clarkson, 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 Clarkson, Nebraska

How to Use This Clarkson, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.726674
Longitude	-97.12226
Population	641
Density	312.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68629
Area Code	402
County Seat	Schuyler
School District	Clarkson Public Schools

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About Clarkson, Nebraska

Clarkson is a locality in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 641. The population density is 312.9 people per km². Clarkson is located at 41.7267°N, 97.1223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarkson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68629.

Clarkson maintains a quiet vigil over the expansive Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary measure of the day. It lies 24.1 miles north-northeast of Columbus, NE (from Columbus, NE: bearing 32°T), and is situated 19.6 miles north of Schuyler. The West Fork Maple Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the soil near the center of the region, providing a rhythmic pulse to the otherwise still expanse of prairie grasses. During the long, golden hours of dusk, the light stretches thin across the fields, casting long shadows that emphasize the gradual slope of the land toward the shallow, meandering water. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the earth flattens into a vast, open tapestry, occasionally interrupted by the distant silhouette of Brewery Hill rising seventeen miles away to anchor the view. Three miles from the edge of the grid, the Kucera Reservoir holds a mirror to the sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the persistent, dry breeze that defines the atmosphere of the high plains.

Clarkson draws its character from the industrious spirit of its mid-nineteenth-century founding, when settlers arrived to turn the prairie sod into a productive center for agriculture. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with grain silos serving as the vertical markers of the skyline and the primary engines of regional trade. The culture is one of patient endurance, shaped by generations who learned to navigate the stark transitions of the seasons and the demands of farming. Six miles away, the Maple Creek Recreation Area provides a space for the quiet observation of native flora, reflecting the town’s enduring relationship with the surrounding wild. Life in Clarkson moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a place where the weight of history is carried not in monuments, but in the recurring work of the fields and the steady, unadorned maintenance of the homesteads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clarkson Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 193° S
Howells Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 092° E
Maple Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 262° W
Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 330° NW
Maskentine Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 17.9 mi, 341° N
Red Fox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 011° N
Madison County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 292° W
Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 170° S
Stanton County Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 009° N
Columbus Powerhouse historical marker (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 210° SW
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.8 mi, 218° SW
Dead Timber State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 092° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 22.6 mi, 069° E
Wunderlichts (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 208° SW
Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 211° SW
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.6 mi, 124° SE
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 127° SE
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 34.5 mi, 126° SE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 009° N
The Willow Bowl (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 009° N
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.1 mi, 009° N
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 37.9 mi, 120° SE
Tower of the Four Winds (Attraction) — 51.0 mi, 103° E
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 51.2 mi, 059° NE
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 51.2 mi, 059° NE
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 53.2 mi, 066° NE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.8 mi, 103° E · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.6 mi, 107° E · 7,936 acres
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 63.0 mi, 019° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 68.7 mi, 007° N · 870 acres

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