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Glenwood Nebraska Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Nebraska

How to Use This Glenwood, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.7555
Longitude	-99.081
Population	503
Density	80.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	68847
Area Code	308
County Seat	Kearney
School District	Kearney Public Schools

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About Glenwood, Nebraska

Glenwood is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 80.9 people per km². Glenwood is located at 40.7555°N, 99.0810°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68847.

Glenwood occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon serves as the primary fact of life, stretching out in an infinite, pale arc that swallows the sun each evening. It lies 3.9 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-northwest of Minden. The Wood River carves a slow, deliberate path near the perimeter of the settlement, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the surface of Staubitz and Holmes Reservoir remains glass-still, reflecting the vast, unencumbered sky that dictates the mood of the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises into subtle, wind-swept undulations that mirror the ancient, rhythmic swells of the prairie, grounding the observer in a landscape defined by its stark, honest scale.

Glenwood maintains a steady, measured pace, its economic life tethered to the fertile soil and the quiet industry of those who steward the surrounding acreage. History here is felt in the weight of the silence that settles after the machinery of the day has ceased, a legacy of pioneer resilience that lingers in the way the architecture anchors itself against the prevailing winds. Residents often seek the solitude of East Brooke Park, an expansive green space that offers a respite from the intensity of the harvest season, or traverse the Cottonmill Trail to witness the changing seasons across the open fields. Far to the south, the distant contours of Buckeye Valley hint at the broader geological story of the region, yet life in Glenwood remains centered on the immediate, tangible connection between the people and the land they cultivate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 189° S
East Brooke Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 143° SE
Ted Baldwin Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 211° SW
Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 190° S
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 189° S
Cottonmill Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 225° SW
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 195° S
Kea Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 184° S
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 139° SE
Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 138° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 214° SW
Dobytown Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 167° S
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 139° SE
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 093° E
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 091° E · 642 acres
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 218° SW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 110° E
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 273° W
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 009° N
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 38.1 mi, 076° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 071° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 38.8 mi, 107° E
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 57.4 mi, 112° E
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.7 mi, 089° E · 324 acres
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 67.1 mi, 317° NW
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 69.3 mi, 157° SE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 70.2 mi, 191° S
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 79.1 mi, 137° SE
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 79.1 mi, 215° SW

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