Douglas Nebraska Map
Douglas, Nebraska — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Douglas, Otoe County.
Interactive Map of Douglas, Nebraska
| City | Douglas |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Otoe |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.595556 |
| Longitude | -96.387512 |
| Population | 269 |
| Density | 199.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Douglas, Nebraska
Douglas is a locality in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 199.7 people per km². Douglas is located at 40.5956°N, 96.3875°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68344.
Douglas rests on a gentle swell of land where the loess hills begin their quiet conversation with the broader prairie. It lies 20.3 miles south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 134°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-east of Bennet. The horizon here is a generous sweep, often painted with the soft golds and muted lavenders of a Nebraska sunset, where the sky feels vast enough to hold every whispered thought. Fields of corn and soybeans, rippling like an emerald sea under the summer sun, give way to patches of native grasses that hold the wind in their blades. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of leaves in the cottonwood trees that line the occasional creek bed, promising a cool respite from the open sky. The story of Douglas is written in the slow turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, who have long understood the rhythms of agriculture. This land, once roamed by indigenous tribes, was settled by those drawn to its fertile soil, establishing a community that has weathered the ebbs and flows of rural economies. While the railroad once brought a more robust commerce, the heart of Douglas now beats with the steady pulse of farming and ranching, its livelihood tied to the bounty of the earth. The grain elevator, a familiar sentinel against the sky, stands as a quiet monument to this enduring connection, a place where the harvest of generations is gathered and sent out into the world.
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About This Douglas Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Douglas, Nebraska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Douglas and Otoe County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Douglas is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Douglas is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
