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Colon Nebraska Map

Explore Colon, 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 Colon, Nebraska

How to Use This Colon, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.297503
Longitude	-96.60586
Population	107
Density	315.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68018
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Wahoo
School District	Wahoo Public Schools

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About Colon, Nebraska

Colon is a locality in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 107. The population density is 315.4 people per km². Colon is located at 41.2975°N, 96.6059°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68018.

Colon emerges from the expansive Nebraska plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, unyielding sky that dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 10.9 miles south-southwest of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 211°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north of Wahoo. The horizon remains the primary fact of life here, a flat expanse that renders the occasional grain elevator a monumental silhouette against the shifting gray and amber clouds. To the west, the landscape rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Skunk Hill, while the nearby banks of Sand Creek provide a narrow ribbon of riparian growth that cuts through the surrounding agricultural fields. The air carries the scent of turned earth and dry grasses, grounding the senses in a landscape where the light at dusk stretches across the prairie with a pale, lingering clarity.

Colon maintains a steady pulse tied to the cycles of the harvest and the patient labor of the surrounding farms. Residents looking for recreation often turn toward the Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area, where the water provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the wind across the fields. Only a short distance away, Lake Wanahoo serves as a focal point for those seeking a respite from the intensity of the growing season, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the quiet resilience of the local economy. History in Colon is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent endurance of the homesteads and the modest, functional architecture that has defined this patch of land for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 196° S
Hackberry Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 193° S
Veterans Memorial Club (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 187° S
Saunders County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 188° S
Saunders County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 188° S
Cedar Bluffs (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 002° N
Luther Hormel Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 029° NE
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 003° N
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 008° N
Bramble Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 335° NW
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 018° N
Christensen Fields (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 022° N
Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 032° NE
Louis E May Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 028° NE
Nebraska Railroad Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 026° NE
Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 11.6 mi, 035° NE
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 030° NE
Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 086° E
Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 176° S
Gallery of Art and Design (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 097° E
Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 145° SE
Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 145° SE
Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 137° SE
CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 097° E
West Omaha Rock (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 091° E
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 140° SE
Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 160° S
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 137° SE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.1 mi, 063° NE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 071° E · 7,936 acres

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