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Farnam Nebraska Map

Explore Farnam, 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 Farnam, Nebraska

How to Use This Farnam, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.705841
Longitude	-100.214855
Population	182
Density	104.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69029
Area Code	308
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools

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About Farnam, Nebraska

Farnam is a locality in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 182. The population density is 104.4 people per km². Farnam is located at 40.7058°N, 100.2149°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Farnam is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69029.

Farnam occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of daily life. It lies 25.3 miles west-southwest of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 258°T), and is situated 16.0 miles southwest of Cozad. The landscape surrounding Farnam stretches outward in a vast, open theater of shortgrass prairie, broken only by the deliberate lines of shelterbelts and the subtle incision of Plum Creek as it winds a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouette of Union Ridge anchors the far edge of the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the rhythmic, golden swells of agricultural fields. During the late afternoon, the light here acquires a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the grain silos and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to pull the earth itself into a deeper, more contemplative stillness.

Farnam emerged from the expansion of the railroad, which once served as the vital artery for the cattle and grain that still define the regional economy. Residents here maintain a steady, unadorned pace of life, deeply connected to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent demands of the soil. While the nearby East Deer Creek Canyon offers a more rugged topography for those seeking the solitude of the high plains, the local identity remains rooted in the shared labor of the fields and the endurance of the homesteading spirit. On quiet weekends, many travelers look toward the Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area for recreation, yet the true character of Farnam persists in the simple architecture of its main street and the way the evening wind carries the scent of dry earth and ripening crops across the Farnam Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 080° E
Cozad Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 053° NE
Sod House Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 010° N
Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 010° N
Legion Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 15.8 mi, 012° N
Up 25335 (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 049° NE
The 100th Meridian Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 049° NE
Pony Express Station Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 010° N
One Hundredth Meridian Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 049° NE
Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 049° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 048° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 16.2 mi, 050° NE
Lake Helen Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 16.3 mi, 009° N
Darr Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 061° NE
Harry Strunk Lake (Resource Management Area) — 17.5 mi, 186° S
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.9 mi, 092° E
Fort Brady Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 340° N
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 330° NW
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 330° NW
Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 315° NW
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 40.6 mi, 316° NW
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 41.2 mi, 317° NW
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 54.0 mi, 014° N
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (Attraction) — 54.7 mi, 304° NW
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 63.1 mi, 168° S
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 74.1 mi, 356° N · 141k acres

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