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Firth Nebraska Map

Explore Firth, 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 Firth, Nebraska

How to Use This Firth, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.532501
Longitude	-96.60613
Population	649
Density	711.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68358
Area Code	402
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Norris School District 160

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About Firth, Nebraska

Firth is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 649. The population density is 711.9 people per km². Firth is located at 40.5325°N, 96.6061°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Firth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68358.

Firth commands the expansive, open plains where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth in a vast, uninterrupted dome of light. It lies 18.8 miles south of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southeast of Hickman. The Middle Branch Big Nemaha River carves a quiet, essential path through the terrain, its banks lined with the persistent green of riparian growth that softens the sharp edges of the surrounding prairie. At the edge of the grid, Big Nemaha Reservoir 11-A holds the reflection of the clouds, a still mirror amidst the swaying grasses that respond to every shift in the prevailing winds. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, a crisp clarity that renders the horizon a sharp, singular line where the dark loam meets the pale, infinite heavens.

Firth persists as a testament to the endurance of those who settled this agricultural expanse, drawing strength from the steady rhythms of the seasonal harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the machinery of modern farming hums with a mechanical precision that echoes across the flat expanse during the long days of summer. Beyond the immediate reach of the grain elevators and quiet streets, residents seek the stillness of Stagecoach Recreation Area to observe the migration of birds or the changing hues of the grass. Those who wish to trace the longer contours of the region often follow the Hickman Trail, a path that links the local experience to the wider, interconnected patterns of the plains. Life in Firth moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, steady and unadorned, anchored by the weight of the land and the quiet, recurring cycle of the sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stagecoach Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 333° NW
Stagecoach Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 333° NW
Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 333° NW
Stagecoach Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 333° NW
Hiking Trails (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 342° N
Hedgefield Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 026° NE
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 347° N
Wagon Train State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 007° N
Schaefer Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 339° N
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 336° NW
Jamaica North Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 11.8 mi, 339° N
Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 341° N
Pickrell Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 211° SW
Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 356° N
Union College Rockpile (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 352° N
Woods Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 352° N
Pioneer Woman (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 348° N
Homestead Movement Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 205° SW
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 343° N
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 18.5 mi, 358° N
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 349° N
Harrington Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 332° NW
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 18.9 mi, 330° NW
Wilber Czech Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 259° W
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 202° S
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 347° N
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 345° N
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 252° W · 124 acres
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 36.6 mi, 024° NE
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 37.1 mi, 032° NE

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