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Craig Nebraska Map

Explore Craig, 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 Craig, Nebraska

How to Use This Craig, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.785547
Longitude	-96.363911
Population	202
Density	273.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68019
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Tekamah
School District	Oakland Craig Public Schools

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About Craig, Nebraska

Craig is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 273.7 people per km². Craig is located at 41.7855°N, 96.3639°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Craig is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68019.

Craig occupies a quiet stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life, flattening the sky until it seems to press against the tops of the corn. It lies 25.3 miles north-northeast of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 16°T), and is situated 18.2 miles east-southeast of West Point. Bell Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the silt and dark earth nearby, its presence marked by the deepening of green in the vegetation that clings to its banks. A mile away, the quiet surface of Tekamah Creek Reservoir 6-1 holds the reflection of passing clouds, providing a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of the wind over the open fields. During the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and gold, catching the texture of the stalks and casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Craig, defining the rhythms of the seasons through the planting of spring and the harvest of autumn. The land remains deeply tied to a history of homesteading, where the endurance of the early settlers is still visible in the sturdy, functional architecture of the grain elevators and the grid of the rural roads. Life moves in accordance with the demands of the soil, a deliberate pace that leaves little room for the ornamental. For those seeking the solitude of the tallgrass prairie, the Summit Lake Trail offers a path through the regional flora, while the Lower Blenco Bend Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna. The identity of Craig persists in this quietude, anchored by the cycles of the earth and the vast, unobstructed span of the Midwestern sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Burt County Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 092° E
Caboose (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 333° NW
Pelican Point State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 076° E
Deer Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 078° E
Bullard-Soldiers Bend (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 104° E
Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 083° E
Hooper (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 215° SW
Murray Hall (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 084° E
Musbach Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 242° SW
Loess Hills State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 17.9 mi, 090° E
Cuming County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 282° W
Mondamin Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 106° E
Tower of the Four Winds (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 147° SE
Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 146° SE
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 029° NE
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 20.5 mi, 030° NE
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 038° NE
Monona County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 038° NE
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 012° N
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 012° N
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 135° SE · 16k acres
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 195° S
Preparation Canyon State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 071° E
Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 195° S
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 205° SW
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 206° SW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 139° SE · 7,936 acres

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