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Hazard Nebraska Map

Explore Hazard, 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 Hazard, Nebraska

How to Use This Hazard, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.090566
Longitude	-99.079256
Population	57
Density	86.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68844
Area Code	308
County Seat	Loup City
School District	Litchfield Public Schools

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About Hazard, Nebraska

Hazard is a locality in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 57. The population density is 86.6 people per km². Hazard is located at 41.0906°N, 99.0793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hazard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68844.

Hazard occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon defines the limits of the world and the sky asserts an immense, unyielding presence over the earth. It lies 27.0 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 33.4 miles west-southwest of St. Paul. Paul. Mud Creek cuts a subtle, meandering path through the terrain near Hazard, its banks marked by the persistent growth of hardy grasses that bend in the constant, sweeping wind. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape stretches into a vast, open theater of agricultural productivity, where the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the day. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, honeyed clarity, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until the darkness of the prairie settles in, cool and absolute.

History remains embedded in the soil of Hazard, an echo of the pioneer spirit that once pushed westward to cultivate these stubborn, fertile acres. The local economy stays tethered to the land, relying on the ingenuity of those who manage the cattle and crops that have sustained families for generations. While the pace of life remains deliberate, residents often look toward the broader regional landscape, finding recreation at Bowman Lake State Recreation Area or taking in the quiet relief of Pleasant Valley. Even when the stillness feels profound, the proximity to Pease Reservoir Number 1 provides a necessary anchor in the landscape, a point of reflection in a region where the primary labor is the patient, daily tending of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 120° SE
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 120° SE
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 020° N
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 025° NE
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 16.4 mi, 031° NE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 181° S
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 070° E
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 181° S
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 153° SE
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 28.4 mi, 183° S
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.7 mi, 171° S
Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 171° S
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 188° S
Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.9 mi, 107° E
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 138° SE · 642 acres
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 075° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.0 mi, 106° E
Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 38.5 mi, 199° S
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 110° E
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 45.4 mi, 139° SE
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 47.0 mi, 009° N
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 341° N
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 50.5 mi, 133° SE
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 52.6 mi, 300° NW
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.6 mi, 110° E · 324 acres
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 69.6 mi, 053° NE
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 76.4 mi, 312° NW · 141k acres

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