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Foster Nebraska Map

Explore Foster, 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 Foster, Nebraska

How to Use This Foster, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.273893
Longitude	-97.664506
Population	42
Density	72.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68765
Area Code	402
County Seat	Pierce
School District	Osmond Community Schools

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About Foster, Nebraska

Foster is a locality in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 72.7 people per km². Foster is located at 42.2739°N, 97.6645°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Foster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68765.

Foster sits within a vast, open expanse where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day’s reach. It lies 21.2 miles northwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 323°T), and is situated 33.2 miles west of Wayne. Dry Creek carves a shallow, unassuming path through the landscape, its winding bed marking the slow passage of time across the prairie floor. The light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the tallgrass into a sea of muted gold when the sun hangs low, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Council Hill provides the only interruption to an otherwise unbroken skyline. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a quiet, austere elegance, shaped by the persistent winds that sweep across the plains and carry the scent of turned earth and drying grain.

Economic life in Foster remains deeply rooted in the rhythms of the soil, sustained by a legacy of agriculture that defines the daily labor of its inhabitants. Though the bustle of modern industry feels worlds away, the region maintains its connection to the natural world through proximity to the Yellowbanks Wildlife Management Area, where the native prairie persists in its uncultivated state. Travelers seeking a respite from the thoroughfares often find themselves drawn toward the water at Willow Creek Lake or traversing the quiet stretches of the Willow Creek Trail. In the silence that settles after dusk, the character of Foster reveals itself not in grand gestures, but in the enduring steadiness of a place that understands its own quiet importance in the shadow of the wide Nebraska sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Klown Doll Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 309° NW
Yellowbanks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 179° S
Meadow Grove Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 192° S
Skyview Park (Local Park) — 19.2 mi, 145° SE
Verges Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 142° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 20.7 mi, 141° SE
Memorial of White Buffalo Girl (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 241° SW
Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.6 mi, 283° W
Winside Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 105° E
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 292° W
Ancient Tortoise (Public Artwork) — 27.1 mi, 292° W
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 320° NW
Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 040° NE
Cedar County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 040° NE
Lewis And Clark Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 31.6 mi, 338° N
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 33.2 mi, 095° E
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 093° E
The Willow Bowl (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 094° E
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 37.3 mi, 328° NW
Emanuel Creek To Running Water (State Recreation Area) — 37.8 mi, 338° N
Snake Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 42.3 mi, 349° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 42.6 mi, 018° N · 870 acres
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 43.8 mi, 203° SW
Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 47.4 mi, 049° NE
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 48.9 mi, 360° N
Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 51.6 mi, 047° NE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 57.0 mi, 165° S
Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 62.7 mi, 062° NE
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.7 mi, 320° NW · 2,165 acres
The Block (Gallery) — 66.2 mi, 076° E

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