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Danbury Nebraska Map

Explore Danbury, 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 Danbury, Nebraska

How to Use This Danbury, Nebraska Map

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

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	Danbury
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Red Willow County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.03945
Longitude	-100.404311
Population	80
Density	95.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69026
Area Code	308
County Seat	McCook
School District	Southwest Public Schools

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About Danbury, Nebraska

Danbury is a locality in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 95.3 people per km². Danbury is located at 40.0395°N, 100.4043°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Danbury is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69026.

Danbury anchors itself firmly upon the high, open plains where the horizon functions as the primary measure of existence. It lies 62.0 miles southwest of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 214°T), and is situated 16.2 miles southeast of McCook. Beaver Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its course marked by the deep green of riparian brush that contrasts sharply with the pale, sun-bleached grasses of the surrounding fields. Only a mile away, the Gallatin Reservoir holds a stillness that mirrors the vast, empty sky, offering a place where the wind moves unobstructed across the water. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, translucent violet, washing over the fence lines and the low, flat stretches of earth until the land seems to dissolve into the coming dark.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Danbury, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and the harvest that define this corner of the state. The economy is inextricably linked to the soil, a legacy of the pioneers who first broke the prairie, and those who remain today cultivate the land with a stoic, practical endurance. For those looking toward the broader landscape, the Bartley Diversion Dam Wildlife Management Area sits thirteen miles away, serving as a reminder of the region's commitment to preserving the wilder edges of the basin. Further out, the geologic depression known as Rock Draw breaks the monotony of the flatlands, providing a slight shift in elevation that speaks to the ancient, sedimentary history of the ground beneath one's boots.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bartley Diversion Dam Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 004° N
Sappa Park (Local Recreation) — 14.1 mi, 197° S
Barnett Park (Local Park) — 15.3 mi, 312° NW
Museum of the High Plains (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 314° NW
Kelley Park (Local Park) — 16.3 mi, 316° NW
Cambridge Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 037° NE
McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 320° NW
Harry Strunk Lake (Resource Management Area) — 25.2 mi, 022° N
Norton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 134° SE
Hugh Butler Lake (Resource Management Area) — 25.7 mi, 326° NW
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 27.9 mi, 125° SE
Norton Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 117° SE
Hitchcock County Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 286° W
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 245° SW
Metal Garden (Public Artwork) — 37.6 mi, 245° SW
Little House Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 280° W
Sheridan State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 47.0 mi, 169° S
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 48.4 mi, 084° E
Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 48.4 mi, 082° E
Prairie Museum of Art and History (Museum) — 57.5 mi, 217° SW
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 60.6 mi, 109° E
Webster State Park (State Park) — 66.2 mi, 131° SE
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 68.5 mi, 358° N
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 68.9 mi, 357° N
Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 76.6 mi, 346° N
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 77.3 mi, 346° N
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 78.1 mi, 346° N
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 78.8 mi, 056° NE

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