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Hay Springs Nebraska Map

Explore Hay Springs, 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 Hay Springs, Nebraska

How to Use This Hay Springs, Nebraska Map

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

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	Hay Springs
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Sheridan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	42.683862
Longitude	-102.689901
Population	599
Density	615.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69347
Area Code	308
County Seat	Rushville
School District	Hay Springs Public Schools

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About Hay Springs, Nebraska

Hay Springs is a locality in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 599. The population density is 615.1 people per km². Hay Springs is located at 42.6839°N, 102.6899°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Hay Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69347.

Hay Springs emerges from the high plains as a persistent island of architecture amidst a vast, amber-hued sea of shortgrass prairie. It lies 75.4 miles northeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 41°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-southeast of Chadron. The horizon functions as the primary architect here, stretching outward until the sky meets the earth in a thin, shimmering line of pale blue. To the south, the rugged silhouette of the Devils Backbone provides a serrated boundary against the western clouds, while the immediate vicinity is carved by the quiet passage of Hay Springs Creek. As the afternoon light wanes, the landscape takes on a bronze patina, revealing the subtle swells of the terrain that shift from deep ochre to violet shadows, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of sun-warmed earth and distant, dormant dust.

Hay Springs maintains its pulse through a legacy of cattle ranching and agrarian industry, a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the plains rather than the frantic pace of distant centers. Travelers often pause near the quiet banks of Linden Reservoir or venture toward the expanse of Walgren Lake State Recreation Area, where the water serves as a rare, mirror-like respite from the relentless grass. The history of Hay Springs remains etched in the stoic endurance of its buildings and the resilience of those who operate the local trade, ensuring the survival of a life built on the cultivation of the soil and the tending of herds. It is a place where the silence of the evening is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, comfortable presence that settles over the streets, anchoring the community to the ancient, unyielding character of the Nebraska interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heritage Center I (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 093° E
Heritage Center II (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 026° NE
Walgren Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 134° SE
Metcalf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 005° N
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 10.4 mi, 281° W · 141k acres
Bordeaux Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 308° NW
Sheridan County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 078° E
Chadron State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 276° W
Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 286° W
Dawes County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 294° NW
Sunday Matinee (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 303° NW
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 21.6 mi, 267° W · 6,651 acres
AH-1 Cobra Helicopter (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 072° E
Scamahorn Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 071° E
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 27.0 mi, 324° NW · 587k acres
Red Cloud Heritage Center (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 011° N
Oglala National Grassland (National Grassland) — 35.7 mi, 283° W · 95k acres
Wounded Knee Massacre Site (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 028° NE
Wounded Knee cemetery (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 027° NE
Prehistoric Prairies Discovery Center (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 271° W
Fort Robinson State Park (State Park) — 36.9 mi, 269° W
The Fourd Seasons (Public Artwork) — 38.3 mi, 193° S
Alliance (Cinema) — 41.5 mi, 193° S
Soldier Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.6 mi, 271° W · 7,833 acres
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 56.2 mi, 319° NW · 1.3M acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 57.1 mi, 354° N · 111k acres
Split Daemonilix (Attraction) — 58.4 mi, 253° W
Red Shirt Table Overlook (Viewpoint) — 61.0 mi, 351° N
Art House (Gallery) — 65.4 mi, 323° NW
Oregon Trail Park Stadium (Stadium) — 78.0 mi, 220° SW

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