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Crookston Nebraska Map

Explore Crookston, 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 Crookston, Nebraska

How to Use This Crookston, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.928339
Longitude	-100.752363
Population	71
Density	63.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69212
Area Code	308
County Seat	Valentine
School District	Valentine Community Schools

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About Crookston, Nebraska

Crookston is a locality in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 63.0 people per km². Crookston is located at 42.9283°N, 100.7524°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crookston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69212.

Crookston emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska prairie where the Minnechaduza Creek traces a slender, silver ribbon through the earth. It lies 124.7 miles north of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 10.9 miles west-northwest of Valentine. The landscape here is defined by the immense, unwavering horizon, a silent witness to the subtle shifts in light that paint the tallgrass in hues of pale gold and deep amber as the day wanes. Twelve miles to the southwest, the silhouette of Frederick Peak marks the transition of the terrain, while the distance toward Church Flat reveals the quiet, expansive geometry of the basin. The air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, moving across the plains with a rhythm that seems to slow the pulse of the world, leaving the traveler to contemplate the stark, enduring elegance of a land that remains largely untouched by the clamor of the modern age.

Agriculture remains the lifeblood of Crookston, grounding the local economy in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding cattle country. History lingers in the quietude of the plains, where the legacy of early settlers is reflected in the steady, modest industry of those who still work the soil and tend the herds. For recreation, the residents often look toward the wider region, finding respite eleven miles away at Valentine City Park or traveling twenty miles to the quiet waters of Swan Lake to mark the passage of the seasons. Crookston maintains a character forged by the persistence of its people and the quiet gravity of the prairie, creating a space where the pace of everyday life is dictated not by the clock, but by the honest, recurring demands of the fields and the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 111° E
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 12.0 mi, 213° SW · 116k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.8 mi, 109° E · 38k acres
Anderson Bridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 222° SW
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.8 mi, 097° E · 4,631 acres
Schlagel Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 151° SE
Snake River Falls (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 197° S
Niobrara Valley Preserve Fee (Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 102° E
Smith Falls State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 097° E
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.9 mi, 177° S · 145k acres
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.2 mi, 175° S · 15k acres
Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.7 mi, 105° E · 185 acres
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 000° N
Ainsworth Army Air Field Historical Marker (Monument) — 45.5 mi, 122° SE
Sellors-Barton Museum (Museum) — 52.1 mi, 120° SE
Tripp County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 54.8 mi, 055° NE
Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 63.1 mi, 194° S
The Sandhills Historical Marker (Monument) — 66.3 mi, 171° S
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 67.2 mi, 170° S · 141k acres
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 68.9 mi, 344° N
AH-1 Cobra Helicopter (Attraction) — 73.9 mi, 264° W
Scamahorn Museum (Museum) — 74.1 mi, 264° W
Mari Sandoz Museum (Museum) — 79.5 mi, 248° W

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