Garland Nebraska Map
Explore Garland, 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 Garland, Nebraska
How to Use This Garland, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garland, 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 Garland.
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 | Garland |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Seward County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.94473 |
| Longitude | -96.985582 |
| Population | 210 |
| Density | 482.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68360 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| County Seat | Seward |
| School District | Seward Public Schools |
About Garland, Nebraska
Garland is a locality in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 482.6 people per km². Garland is located at 40.9447°N, 96.9856°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Garland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68360.Garland emerges from the expansive horizon of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 19.4 miles west-northwest of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 301°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-northeast of Seward. Beyond the edge of the residential grid, the land stretches in vast, unadorned fields that catch the amber light of late afternoon, turning the stubble of the harvested crops into a shimmering metallic gold. Coon Creek traces a modest, winding path through the surrounding terrain, its presence marked by the deepening of shadows and the subtle shift in the density of the brush. To the west, the quiet waters of Rolfsmeier Reservoir Number 1 hold the reflection of the clouds, providing a still, mirror-like contrast to the infinite movement of the prairie wind that defines the local atmosphere.
Agriculture dictates the pulse of Garland, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest creates a steady, predictable rhythm in the lives of those who work the soil. The nearby Oak Glen Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna, preserving a fragment of the landscape that existed long before the first homesteaders laid their claims upon the sod. History here is kept in the weathered siding of older structures and the persistence of family farms, which remain the primary engine of the local economy. In Garland, the lack of grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares allows the stark beauty of the plains to command attention, fostering a persistent, grounded character that values the endurance of the land over the clamor of the modern world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Oak Glen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 000° N
- Branched Oak Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 042° NE
- Branched Oak Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 057° NE
- Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 075° E
- Branched Oak Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 068° E
- Son of Man Be Free (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 249° W
- Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 250° W
- Heartfelt Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 250° W
- Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 143° SE
- Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 11.7 mi, 117° SE
- Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 121° SE
- Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 121° SE
- Seward County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 238° SW
- Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 15.9 mi, 137° SE
- Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 140° SE
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About This Garland Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garland, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.94473, -96.985582. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Garland includes the ZIP code (68360), telephone area code (402), county seat of Seward County (Seward), and school district assignment (Seward Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
