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Dawson Nebraska Map

Explore Dawson, 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 Dawson, Nebraska

How to Use This Dawson, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.131112
Longitude	-95.830549
Population	148
Density	268.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68337
Area Code	402
County Seat	Falls City
School District	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer Public Schools

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About Dawson, Nebraska

Dawson is a locality in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 268.3 people per km². Dawson is located at 40.1311°N, 95.8305°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68337.

Dawson emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the Nebraska prairie where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 49.3 miles east of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 101°T), and is situated 13.0 miles west-northwest of Falls City. Barneys Branch carves a quiet, unassuming path through the local topography, its rhythmic flow cutting through the earth like a silver thread in a heavy woolen coat. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, yet the distant, hazy silhouette of Pigeon Ridge anchors the western sky, reminding the traveler of the immense scale of the plains. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the tallgrass, casting shadows that seem to hold the weight of a long-settled quiet, while the nearby South Fork Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the stir of wings or the shifting of dry stalks.

Dawson remains a place defined by the steady, unyielding cycle of the agrarian calendar, where the local economy is etched into the productivity of the surrounding fields. The history of the region is a quiet inheritance, carried in the architecture of modest buildings and the enduring patience of those who work the soil. Residents often seek the stillness of Verdon Lake, a mirror for the wide, open sky that defines the daily experience of the people here. Life in Dawson moves with the deliberate pace of a season, grounded in the practical realities of land and labor, yet colored by the profound beauty of a landscape that demands nothing more than an honest day’s attention.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 225° SW
Verdon State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 079° E
Thomas C. Matter Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 140° SE
First Oil Well Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 118° SE
Totem Pole (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 217° SW
Windmill (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 214° SW
Richardson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 111° E
Richardson County Military History Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 111° E
John Philip Falter Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 112° E
Table Rock Argus (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 283° W
Table Rock Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 283° W
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 055° NE
Ray of Sunshine (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 175° S
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 027° NE
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 027° NE
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 012° N
Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 098° E
Kansas Bend (State Recreation Area) — 24.5 mi, 016° N
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 111° E
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 141° SE
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 27.4 mi, 137° SE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 093° E · 15k acres
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 35.1 mi, 152° SE
Max & Darlene Peterson Lilac Walk (Viewpoint) — 38.0 mi, 356° N
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 013° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.0 mi, 097° E · 3,906 acres

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