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Elk Creek Nebraska Map

Explore Elk Creek, 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 Elk Creek, Nebraska

How to Use This Elk Creek, Nebraska Map

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

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	Elk Creek
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Johnson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.286111
Longitude	-96.129451
Population	69
Density	204.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68348
Area Code	402
County Seat	Tecumseh
School District	Johnson County Central Public Schools

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About Elk Creek, Nebraska

Elk Creek is a locality in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 69. The population density is 204.9 people per km². Elk Creek is located at 40.2861°N, 96.1295°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elk Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68348.

Elk Creek occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains, defined by the steady, unassuming passage of the North Fork Big Nemaha River that carves its path through the silt and soil. It lies 32.6 miles east of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 88°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-southwest of Auburn. The landscape here is defined by the horizon, a vast and unyielding line that separates the earth from an immense, shifting sky, while the local terrain remains characterized by the subtle, persistent rise and fall of the prairie. At dusk, the light loses its harshness, casting a long, amber glow across the fields that seems to suspend the world in a momentary, golden stillness. A short distance away, the Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of uncultivated brush and timber, providing a stark contrast to the orderly, geometric patterns of the surrounding agricultural grids.

Elk Creek emerged from the pioneer impulse to settle the deep interior, finding its purpose in the reliable rhythms of the seasonal harvest and the labor of the cattle trade. The local economy persists as a reflection of this heritage, grounded in the stewardship of the soil and the quiet industry of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the water of Long Branch Reservoir Number 3 holds the reflection of the clouds, serving as a silent witness to the slow, deliberate pace of life that defines the region. The character of Elk Creek is found in these intersections of human endeavor and the expansive, indifferent geography, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring continuity of the work performed under the sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 360° N
Johnson County Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 328° NW
Table Rock Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 167° S
Table Rock Argus (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 167° S
Osage Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 332° NW
Pawnee City Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 183° S
Phillips 66 (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 187° S
Pawnee County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 186° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 16.7 mi, 062° NE
Totem Pole (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 151° SE
Windmill (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 151° SE
Rockford Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 261° W
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 058° NE
Kansas Bend (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 051° NE
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 073° E
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 073° E
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 093° E
The Climbing Tree (Viewpoint) — 30.3 mi, 026° NE
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 30.6 mi, 031° NE
Ray of Sunshine (Public Artwork) — 31.5 mi, 147° SE
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 268° W
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 34.1 mi, 041° NE
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 35.1 mi, 311° NW
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 311° NW
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 41.1 mi, 039° NE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.2 mi, 105° E · 15k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.3 mi, 007° N · 7,936 acres

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