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Cook Nebraska Map

Explore Cook, 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 Cook, Nebraska

How to Use This Cook, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.509722
Longitude	-96.16362
Population	319
Density	711.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68329
Area Code	402
County Seat	Tecumseh
School District	Johnson County Central Public Schools

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About Cook, Nebraska

Cook is a locality in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 711.9 people per km². Cook is located at 40.5097°N, 96.1636°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68329.

Cook emerges from the flat, expansive reach of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 33.1 miles southeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 127°T), and is situated 19.7 miles southwest of Nebraska City. The South Fork Little Nemaha River winds its way through the nearby landscape, carving a subtle path through the earth that dictates the movement of moisture and the greening of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the horizon acts as the primary fact of life, a vast line where the deep blue of the day fades into the pale, shifting gray of dusk. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Mittleberg Reservoir catches the light, reflecting the high, unburdened clouds that drift perpetually across the expanse.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Cook, where the rhythm of the seasons determines the tempo of labor and the heavy, fertile smell of turned earth follows the planting and the harvest. The history of the region is written in the geometry of the fences and the persistence of the crops, marking a long continuity of settlement that favors the steady pace of the plains over the frantic rush of the city. For those seeking the wilder edges of the territory, the Osage Wildlife Management Area provides six miles of reprieve, offering a glimpse into the native grasses that once defined this entire expanse. Life here is measured in the slow transformation of the landscape, a steady and deliberate existence held in balance between the river’s slow flow and the stillness of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Osage Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 209° SW
Johnson County Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 190° S
Otoe County Museum of Memories (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 355° N
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 180° S
The Tulip Tree (Viewpoint) — 19.0 mi, 051° NE
J. Sterling Morton Monument (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 052° NE
Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 054° NE
Old Freighters Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 053° NE
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 058° NE
Kansas Bend (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 088° E
Peru State College Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 096° E
Wagon Train State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 289° W
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 096° E
Table Rock Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 171° S
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 287° W
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 066° NE
Pawnee County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 179° S
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 106° E
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 106° E
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 290° W
Boy Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 315° NW
Trail Rider (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 312° NW
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 31.2 mi, 310° NW
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 34.5 mi, 117° SE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.0 mi, 121° SE · 15k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.3 mi, 010° N · 7,936 acres

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