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Duncan Nebraska Map

Explore Duncan, 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 Duncan, Nebraska

How to Use This Duncan, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.389457
Longitude	-97.494768
Population	392
Density	323.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68634
Area Code	402
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Columbus Public Schools

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About Duncan, Nebraska

Duncan is a locality in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 392. The population density is 323.4 people per km². Duncan is located at 41.3895°N, 97.4948°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Duncan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68634.

Duncan emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and cultivated earth. It lies 7.1 miles west-southwest of Columbus, NE (from Columbus, NE: bearing 247°T), and is situated 22.9 miles west of Schuyler. The landscape surrounding Duncan is defined by the immense, unobstructed reach of the prairie, where the light at dusk stretches thin and translucent, turning the fields into a pale, shifting canvas of gold and amber. Only two miles away, the Platte River carves a shallow, braided path through the silt, its slow, persistent movement serving as the primary pulse of the terrain. While the horizon remains the dominant feature of the geography, the distant profile of Brewery Hill anchors the far northern view, a faint, solitary ripple in an otherwise level world that emphasizes the sheer scale of the open land.

History in this region is measured in the steady persistence of the soil and the iron lines of the railroad that first gave the place its purpose. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with the landscape dominated by the geometry of corn and soy that defines the daily labor of those who call Duncan home. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, residents might find a different pace of life at Wagners Lake, or seek the quiet, preserved stretches of Bradshaw Park, where the native grasses offer a brief glimpse into the state’s wilder, unplowed past. Life here moves with the deliberate focus of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, maintaining a character forged in the silence of the plains and the enduring necessity of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Duncan 1871-1971 Historical Marker (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 103° E
Bradshaw Park (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 062° NE
Pawnee Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 072° E
Gerrard Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 058° NE
Platte County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 066° NE
Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 068° E
Wilkinson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 000° N
Wilderness Park Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 057° NE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 044° NE
Wunderlichts (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 068° E
George D. Syas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 289° W
Stage (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 196° S
Butler County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 116° SE
Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 080° E
Clarkson Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 040° NE
Madison County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 004° N
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 33.5 mi, 309° NW
The Light Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 38.9 mi, 147° SE
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 46.6 mi, 086° E
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 47.4 mi, 086° E
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.8 mi, 208° SW · 324 acres
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 51.5 mi, 134° SE
Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 52.2 mi, 086° E
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 52.5 mi, 085° E
Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 56.5 mi, 139° SE
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 65.7 mi, 111° E
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 71.2 mi, 112° E
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.0 mi, 235° SW · 642 acres

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