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Dwight Nebraska Map

Explore Dwight, 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 Dwight, Nebraska

How to Use This Dwight, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.083621
Longitude	-97.020029
Population	229
Density	366.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68635
Area Code	402
County Seat	David City
School District	East Butler Public Schools

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About Dwight, Nebraska

Dwight is a locality in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 366.9 people per km². Dwight is located at 41.0836°N, 97.0200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dwight is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68635.

Dwight emerges from the expansive Nebraska plains as a collection of rooftops and grain elevators defined by the immense, unwavering sky above. It lies 26.9 miles northwest of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 317°T), and is situated 12.9 miles north-northeast of Seward. The horizon serves as the primary architect here, flattening the distance and pulling the gaze toward the subtle shifts in light that transform the fields from pale wheat to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Nearby, the quiet waters of Oak Middle Reservoir 68-A offer a singular break in the terrain, while the persistent, thin ribbon of Plum Creek carves its way through the earth just a mile away. The landscape remains open and unsheltered, a vast expanse where the wind possesses a physical weight, rustling through the nearby grasses of Redtail Wildlife Management Area with a sound like dry parchment.

Dwight holds the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady labor of the soil, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the persistence of local agriculture. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons, echoing a long-standing heritage of homesteading that valued resilience over haste. While Indian Hill remains a distant silhouette twenty-two miles to the west, the inhabitants of Dwight find their own landmarks in the sturdy geometry of silos and the simple, functional architecture of the streets. This is a locality defined by its isolation and the deep, rooted connection to the land, where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the steady, unadorned work of keeping a community alive in the heart of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Redtail Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 090° E
Branched Oak Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 132° SE
Oak Glen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 167° S
Branched Oak Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 132° SE
Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 135° SE
Plum Creek Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 196° S
The Light Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 198° S
Heartfelt Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 198° S
Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 198° S
Butler County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 333° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 337° NW
Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 158° S
Seward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 218° SW
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 19.2 mi, 141° SE
Seward County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 211° SW
Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 140° SE
Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 140° SE
Saunders County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 067° NE
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 140° SE
The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 139° SE
University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 138° SE
Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 149° SE
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 138° SE
Hands-On Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 24.8 mi, 149° SE
Bison Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 24.9 mi, 150° SE
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 142° SE
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 138° SE
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 095° E
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.1 mi, 060° NE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.6 mi, 064° NE · 7,936 acres

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