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Hickman Nebraska Map

Explore Hickman, 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 Hickman, Nebraska

How to Use This Hickman, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.620001
Longitude	-96.629184
Population	2,607
Density	1201.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68372
Area Code	402
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Norris School District 160

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About Hickman, Nebraska

Hickman is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,607. The population density is 1201.2 people per km². Hickman is located at 40.6200°N, 96.6292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hickman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68372.

Hickman emerges from the wide, unyielding expanse of the Nebraska prairie as a collection of rooftops anchored against the relentless pull of the horizon. It lies 12.6 miles south of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 171°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east of Crete. The Hickman Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its presence marked by the deepening of green along the banks where the grasses grow thick and tall. Nearby, the stillness of the Harlan Reservoir catches the pale, bruised light of late afternoon, reflecting a sky that feels vast enough to swallow the earth whole. Those who walk the Hickman Trail find the air here carries a crisp, dry scent of turned soil and distant, shifting weather, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of every day.

History in Hickman is measured in the steady expansion of fields and the quiet endurance of those who first broke the sod to claim a future from the plains. The local economy maintains a patient rhythm, rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage and the steady, industrious pulse of a population that favors clarity over pretense. Visitors often seek out the open spaces of Stagecoach Recreation Area, where the land opens up to accommodate the flight of birds and the slow transition of seasons. Life here persists with a grounded dignity, defined by the cyclical labor of the harvest and the way the shadows lengthen across the flat, fertile ground as the sun retreats behind the distant, silent reaches of the west.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 0.2 mi, 275° W
Stagecoach Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 205° SW
Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 211° SW
Stagecoach Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
Hiking Trails (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 211° SW
Stagecoach Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 220° SW
Wagon Train State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 086° E
Wagon Train Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 079° E
Schaefer Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 312° NW
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 310° NW
Jamaica North Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 329° NW
Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 333° NW
Jensen Park (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 010° N
Billy Wolff Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 013° N
Pine Lake (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 359° N
Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 001° N
Union College Rockpile (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 353° N
Woods Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 354° N
Pioneer Woman (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 348° N
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 340° N
William Jennings Bryan (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 354° N
Veterans Memorial Garden (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 349° N
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 349° N
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 12.5 mi, 002° N
Harrington Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 324° NW
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 13.2 mi, 321° NW
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 346° N
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 344° N
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 344° N
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 341° N

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