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Ericson Nebraska Map

Explore Ericson, 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 Ericson, Nebraska

How to Use This Ericson, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.780009
Longitude	-98.677303
Population	89
Density	91.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68637
Area Code	402
County Seat	Bartlett
School District	Wheeler Central Schools

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About Ericson, Nebraska

Ericson is a locality in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 91.6 people per km². Ericson is located at 41.7800°N, 98.6773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ericson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68637.

Ericson emerges from the vast Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, defined by the steady, unpretentious path of the Cedar River that curls past its edge. It lies 61.6 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 344°T), and is situated 17.7 miles northeast of Ord. Here, the horizon acts as the primary architect, stretching outward in a flat, relentless expanse that forces the eye to find detail in the nuances of light—the way dusk turns the prairie grass to a bruised, dusty gold or how the shadows lengthen across the dry, silted banks of the riverbed. Two miles to the north, Ericson Lake holds the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that feels ancient, while seven miles away, the Pibel Lake State Recreation Area provides a pocket of managed green against the broader, sun-bleached monotony of the surrounding cattle country.

Ericson carries the weight of pioneer memory in the silence of its streets, where the local economy remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of agriculture and the endurance of the ranching spirit. The life of the place is measured by the rhythm of the harvest and the movement of herds, a stark existence that leaves little room for pretense. While Windy Hill rises as a distant, hazy silhouette twenty-three miles to the west, the inhabitants of Ericson look instead to the immediate, practical demands of the land, finding a different kind of beauty in the precision of a fence line or the sudden, sharp scent of rain hitting parched earth. It is a place where the past is not a museum piece but a lived condition, visible in the weathered wood of old barns and the steady, unsentimental gaze of those who know that survival here depends on understanding the temperament of the open prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pibel Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 100° E
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 264° W
Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 014° N
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 271° W
Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 270° W
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 31.9 mi, 198° S
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 35.4 mi, 100° E
Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 269° W
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.4 mi, 269° W
North Loup State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 37.4 mi, 162° S
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 203° SW
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 176° S
Gruber House (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 164° S
Memorial of White Buffalo Girl (Monument) — 41.1 mi, 054° NE
Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 44.9 mi, 006° N
Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 46.1 mi, 128° SE
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 51.7 mi, 031° NE
Battling Rhinos (Public Artwork) — 51.7 mi, 031° NE
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.2 mi, 303° NW · 4,806 acres
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 60.4 mi, 165° S
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 63.5 mi, 166° S
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 69.9 mi, 252° W
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 70.2 mi, 107° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ne (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.4 mi, 305° NW · 968 acres
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 73.2 mi, 025° NE

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