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Harvard Nebraska Map

Explore Harvard, 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 Harvard, Nebraska

How to Use This Harvard, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.618901
Longitude	-98.097274
Population	951
Density	569.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68944
Area Code	308
County Seat	Clay Center
School District	Harvard Public Schools

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About Harvard, Nebraska

Harvard is a locality in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 951. The population density is 569.3 people per km². Harvard is located at 40.6189°N, 98.0973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harvard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68944.

Harvard rises from the level, fertile expanse of the high plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 15.4 miles east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 81°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southwest of Aurora. The land surrounding Harvard stretches out in a vast, quiet geometry of corn and soybean fields, broken only by the thin, seasonal ribbon of School Creek three miles distant. Near the Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne, the sky seems to exert a physical weight upon the earth, turning a deep, bruised indigo as the sun retreats. This openness allows the wind to move unimpeded, carrying the scent of dry soil and the distant, metallic hum of irrigation, while the water at Hultine Reservoir, six miles away, reflects the shifting architecture of clouds that define the regional light.

History in Harvard remains tethered to the iron rails and the grit of early settlement, where the rhythm of agricultural life dictates the pace of the seasons. The local economy persists as a product of the soil, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a landscape that has traded the wild reach of tallgrass for the disciplined rows of modern farming. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate intention, often marked by the simple, enduring architecture of the prairie and the quiet industry of those who work the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, the stillness of the afternoon remains profound, undisturbed by the urgency of distant cities and defined instead by the vast, unblinking clarity of the Nebraska sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne (Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 270° W
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 2.8 mi, 192° S
White Front Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 175° S
DLD State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 256° W
Kissinger Basin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 180° S
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 249° W
The Pintail Initiative: A Race Against Time (Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 140° SE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 041° NE · 324 acres
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 174° S
Fillmore County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 097° E
Prairie Ridge Park (Local Recreation) — 14.5 mi, 271° W
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 262° W
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 265° W
Plainsman Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 018° N
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 18.5 mi, 319° NW
Mormon Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 316° NW
Indian Raids Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 176° S
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 266° W
Martin Brothers Memorial (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 295° NW
Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 328° NW
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 322° NW
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 326° NW
Heritage Room Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 159° S
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.2 mi, 288° W · 642 acres
Anna Bemis Palmer Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 057° NE
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 39.7 mi, 119° SE
Stage (Theatre) — 43.0 mi, 037° NE
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 48.7 mi, 178° S
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 55.7 mi, 274° W
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 59.6 mi, 155° SE

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