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Cotesfield Nebraska Map

Explore Cotesfield, 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 Cotesfield, Nebraska

How to Use This Cotesfield, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.357234
Longitude	-98.632576
Population	29
Density	21.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68835
Area Code	308
County Seat	St. Paul
School District	Elba Public Schools

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About Cotesfield, Nebraska

Cotesfield is a locality in Howard County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 21.4 people per km². Cotesfield is located at 41.3572°N, 98.6326°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cotesfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68835.

Cotesfield emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 33.5 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 333°T), and is situated 13.4 miles northwest of St. Paul. Paul. The horizon acts as the primary governor of the landscape, where the flat, fertile ground stretches toward the distant silhouette of Happy Jack Peak. Surface waters remain scarce, save for the presence of Cotesfield Reservoir, which holds the light of the setting sun in a still, reflective glass, while the path of Fish Creek marks a subtle depression in the soil just a mile away. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth, a crisp, grounding fragrance that persists even when the wind sweeps across the prairie, reminding any traveler of the sheer scale of the surrounding plains.

Cotesfield maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture, deeply rooted in the history of the homesteaders who first broke the tough prairie sod. The local economy persists as a quiet engine of cattle and crop production, reflecting a heritage where life remains tethered to the productivity of the soil. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of the region extends to the North Loup State Recreation Area and the broad, open reach of Boston Valley, both of which define the character of the wider territory. Life in Cotesfield moves with a deliberate, measured pace, finding its beauty in the unchanging consistency of the seasons and the stark, honest clarity of the light as it falls across the fields at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farwell Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 179° S
North Loup State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 125° SE
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 264° W
Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 119° SE
Gruber House (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 137° SE
Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 137° SE
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 138° SE
Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 156° SE
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 252° W
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 253° W
CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 211° SW
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 211° SW
Eagle Scout Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 30.7 mi, 153° SE
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 331° NW
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 156° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 33.0 mi, 155° SE
Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 089° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 157° SE
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 40.0 mi, 054° NE
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 40.2 mi, 157° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.2 mi, 183° S · 642 acres
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 48.1 mi, 306° NW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 173° S
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.6 mi, 138° SE · 324 acres
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 54.7 mi, 166° S
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 54.8 mi, 210° SW
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 58.1 mi, 160° S
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 65.4 mi, 082° E

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