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Elm Creek Nebraska Map

Explore Elm 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 Elm Creek, Nebraska

How to Use This Elm Creek, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elm 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 Elm 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	Elm Creek
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Buffalo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.719454
Longitude	-99.372043
Population	979
Density	543.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68836
Area Code	308
County Seat	Kearney
School District	Elm Creek Public Schools

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About Elm Creek, Nebraska

Elm Creek is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 979. The population density is 543.9 people per km². Elm Creek is located at 40.7195°N, 99.3720°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elm Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68836.

Elm Creek holds the quiet gravity of the high plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day’s reach. It lies 15.3 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 275°T), and is situated 19.8 miles east-southeast of Lexington. Turkey Creek winds through the low-lying terrain, its path marked by the persistent green of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the surrounding prairie grasses. Two miles to the south, the still waters of Blue Hole East Lake mirror the vast, pale sky, providing a muted contrast to the expansive fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy suggestion of Union Ridge. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and curing hay, a persistent, earthy perfume that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, violet shadows across the flat expanse of the valley.

Elm Creek draws its endurance from the rhythm of the harvest and the steady labor of the agricultural landscape. The Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory wings, reflecting a local commitment to the land that has sustained generations of settlers since the early days of the frontier. Life in Elm Creek is measured in the cycles of corn and soybeans, a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the outside world in favor of the seasonal work of the fields. Grain elevators rise like monoliths against the clouds, serving as the functional anchors of an economy built upon the fertility of the soil and the resilience of those who tend it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 195° S
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 179° S
Blue Hole East Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 136° SE
Union Pacific State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 114° SE
Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 169° S
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 107° E
Meadowlark North Park (Local Park) — 12.6 mi, 092° E
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 104° E
Yanney Heritage Park (Local Park) — 14.0 mi, 100° E
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 093° E
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 087° E
Gosper County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.8 mi, 241° SW
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 181° S
Dobytown Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 107° E
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 283° W
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 103° E
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 086° E
Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 287° W
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 086° E · 642 acres
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 46.1 mi, 100° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 53.1 mi, 099° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 53.5 mi, 077° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 53.9 mi, 074° E
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 329° NW
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 60.7 mi, 291° W
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 61.2 mi, 291° W
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 66.6 mi, 178° S
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 69.2 mi, 206° SW

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