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Halsey Nebraska Map

Explore Halsey, 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 Halsey, Nebraska

How to Use This Halsey, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityHalsey
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyThomas County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.903333
Longitude-100.269024
Population68
Density135.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code69142
Area Code308
County SeatThedford
School DistrictSandhills Public Schools

About Halsey, Nebraska

Halsey is a locality in Thomas County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 135.3 people per km². Halsey is located at 41.9033°N, 100.2690°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Halsey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69142.

Halsey emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Nebraska Sandhills like a quiet assertion of human persistence against the infinite reach of the prairie. It lies 59.7 miles north-northeast of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 25°T), and is situated 47.5 miles northwest of Broken Bow. The Middle Loup River threads a silver, deliberate path through the valley floor, its currents carving a subtle, cooling reprieve into the arid landscape that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Signal Hill. Only a mile away, the Nebraska National Forest stands as an improbable, deliberate geometry of pine against the wild, sweeping grasses, grounding the horizon where the light thins into a pale, translucent gold at dusk. Those who traverse the local terrain often find themselves drawn to the Scott Lookout National Recreation Trail, where the earth gives way to high, wind-brushed ridges that look out over the relentless, rhythmic swells of the hills.

Halsey maintains a pulse dictated by the seasonal requirements of cattle country and the steady, quiet industry of those who steward the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, an enduring cycle of grazing and harvest that has defined the character of the inhabitants since the earliest settlers recognized the potential in these sandy, grass-rich plains. While the pace of life flows with the slow, predictable grace of the nearby river, the presence of the forest serves as a constant, verdant reminder of an intentional effort to shape this environment. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape holds a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the occasional movement of livestock or the distant, lingering call of birds over the waters of Wild Horse Flats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 180° S · 141k acres
  • Signal Hill Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.8 mi, 237° SW
  • The Sandhills Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 290° W
  • The Haumann Sisters: Lost in the Sandhills (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 288° W
  • Willow Lake B.C. Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.5 mi, 022° N
  • Long Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.0 mi, 017° N
  • Victoria Springs State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.3 mi, 127° SE
  • Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 34.2 mi, 152° SE
  • Myrtle E. Hall Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 34.4 mi, 108° E
  • Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 351° N · 145k acres
  • John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.5 mi, 059° NE · 4,806 acres
  • Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 40.9 mi, 284° W
  • Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 41.4 mi, 340° N · 15k acres
  • Nebraska State Grange Historical Marker (Monument) — 43.0 mi, 138° SE
  • Seven Valleys Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 157° SE
  • Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 46.5 mi, 101° E
  • Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 101° E
  • Sellors-Barton Museum (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 025° NE
  • Cody Park Railroad Museum (Museum) — 57.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 58.7 mi, 326° NW · 116k acres
  • Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 58.7 mi, 206° SW
  • Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 59.0 mi, 098° E
  • AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 59.5 mi, 205° SW
  • Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 205° SW
  • Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 60.8 mi, 190° S
  • Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 61.1 mi, 189° S
  • Snake River Falls (Attraction) — 61.2 mi, 331° NW
  • Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 62.0 mi, 006° N · 185 acres
  • Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 67.6 mi, 175° S
  • Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 69.4 mi, 354° N · 4,631 acres

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About This Halsey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Halsey, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.903333, -100.269024. 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 Halsey includes the ZIP code (69142), telephone area code (308), county seat of Thomas County (Thedford), and school district assignment (Sandhills 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.