Holbrook Nebraska Map
Explore Holbrook, 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 Holbrook, Nebraska
How to Use This Holbrook, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Holbrook, 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 Holbrook.
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 | Holbrook |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Furnas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.304729 |
| Longitude | -100.010129 |
| Population | 201 |
| Density | 482.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68948 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| County Seat | Beaver City |
| School District | Arapahoe Public Schools |
About Holbrook, Nebraska
Holbrook is a locality in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 482.0 people per km². Holbrook is located at 40.3047°N, 100.0101°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Holbrook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68948.Holbrook claims a quiet authority over the plains, where the persistent Deer Creek carves a path through the earth just a short distance from the center of daily life. It lies 35.8 miles south-southwest of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 203°T), and is situated 33.2 miles east-northeast of McCook. The horizon functions as the primary fact of existence here, a vast and unyielding line that separates the amber stalks of harvest from a sky that shifts from pale azure to a bruised, heavy violet at dusk. To the west, the subtle elevation of Union Ridge anchors the view, while the nearby Wild Horse Canyon offers a deeper, shadowed counterpoint to the flat expanse of the surrounding fields. The air carries the scent of dry earth and cured grain, a stillness that feels less like an absence of movement and more like a deliberate, patient breath held by the landscape itself.
Holbrook endures as a testament to the stubborn resilience of those who first broke the sod of these high prairies, building an economy tethered to the rhythmic cycles of cattle and cultivation. The proximity to Burton's Bend Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a patch of the wild grass that once dominated the entire region. While the waters of Hilger Reservoir offer a reflective glass to the prairie sun four miles away, the life of the inhabitants remains focused on the practical rhythms of the soil and the seasonal demands of the farm. Even as the modern world accelerates, the people here maintain a steady, unadorned pace, recognizing that their prosperity is written in the depth of the topsoil and the reliability of the seasonal rains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Burton's Bend Wildlife Managenemt Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 223° SW
- Cambridge Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 260° W
- Harry Strunk Lake (Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 296° NW
- Gosper County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 21.0 mi, 054° NE
- Elwood Reservoir Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 019° N
- Johnson Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.9 mi, 015° N
- Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 003° N
- Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 29.8 mi, 114° SE
- Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 114° SE
- Norton Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 169° S
- Museum of the High Plains (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 258° W
- Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 33.8 mi, 174° S
- Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 072° E
- Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 024° NE
- McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker (Monument) — 36.4 mi, 270° W
- Up 25335 (Monument) — 38.2 mi, 002° N
- Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 002° N
- Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 43.8 mi, 350° N
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 51.4 mi, 060° NE
- Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 52.5 mi, 136° SE
- Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 55.3 mi, 335° NW
- Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 55.9 mi, 335° NW
- Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 68.4 mi, 325° NW
- Webster State Park (State Park) — 68.4 mi, 155° SE
- AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 68.9 mi, 326° NW
- Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 69.6 mi, 326° NW
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About This Holbrook Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Holbrook, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.304729, -100.010129. 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 Holbrook includes the ZIP code (68948), telephone area code (308), county seat of Furnas County (Beaver City), and school district assignment (Arapahoe 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
