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Crofton Nebraska Map

Explore Crofton, 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 Crofton, Nebraska

How to Use This Crofton, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.728888
Longitude	-97.495618
Population	756
Density	456.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68730
Area Code	402
County Seat	Center
School District	Crofton Community Schools

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About Crofton, Nebraska

Crofton is a locality in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 756. The population density is 456.1 people per km². Crofton is located at 42.7289°N, 97.4956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crofton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68730.

Crofton emerges from the expansive plains of Nebraska as a quiet anchor amidst an horizon that stretches until the sky itself seems to lean against the earth. It lies 11.0 miles south-southwest of Yankton, SD (from Yankton, SD: bearing 207°T), and is situated 28.9 miles west of Vermillion. The landscape around Crofton is defined by the subtle, persistent rise and fall of the prairie, where the high, thin light of late afternoon turns the grasses into a sea of muted gold. To the south, the winding path of Beaver Creek cuts a modest, verdant vein through the soil, while the waters of Steffan Reservoir mirror the shifting clouds in an otherwise unbroken expanse of land. Far to the west, the distant silhouette of Maidens Leap provides a faint, jagged punctuation mark against the dusk, reminding the traveler that the terrain here is ancient and slow to change.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the movement of machines and the quiet industry of the fields. The character of the people is forged in the same mold as the pioneers who first broke this sod, valuing a steadfast endurance that mirrors the endurance of the land itself. Those seeking the stillness of the outdoors often find their way to the Lewis And Clark Recreation Area, where the scale of the environment humbles the individual and emphasizes the vastness of the plains. Life here moves with the measured pace of the wind across the wheat, a persistent, honest labor that keeps the spirit of the plains alive in every furrow and fence line.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis And Clark Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 000° N
Lewis and Clark Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 354° N
Downstream Day Use Area's (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 005° N
Chief White Crane Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 013° N
Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 341° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 026° NE · 870 acres
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 027° NE
Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 023° NE
Cedar County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 123° SE
Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 123° SE
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 334° NW
Gayville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 055° NE
Wiseman Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 085° E
Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 273° W
Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 27.3 mi, 087° E
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 274° W
Austin-Whittemore House Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 083° E
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 252° W
Coyote Theatre (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 083° E
Architrave (Public Artwork) — 29.1 mi, 082° E
Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 082° E
Klown Doll Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 210° SW
Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker (Monument) — 32.1 mi, 099° E
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 41.5 mi, 144° SE
The Willow Bowl (Theatre) — 41.7 mi, 144° SE
Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 46.7 mi, 092° E
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 290° W · 2,165 acres
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 54.5 mi, 069° E
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.5 mi, 302° NW · 2,043 acres
The Block (Gallery) — 57.6 mi, 105° E

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