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Howard City Nebraska Map

Explore Howard City, 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 Howard City, Nebraska

How to Use This Howard City, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.0752
Longitude	-98.7155
Population	186
Density	92.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	68820
Area Code	308
County Seat	St. Paul

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About Howard City, Nebraska

Howard City is a locality in Howard County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 92.4 people per km². Howard City is located at 41.0752°N, 98.7155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68820.

Howard City emerges from the vast, open Nebraska expanse as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon functions as the primary measure of existence. It lies 22.1 miles west-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 298°T), and is situated 16.5 miles southwest of St. Paul. Paul. The land surrounding Howard City consists of persistent, low-slung plains that catch the shifting gold of the sun, casting long, thin shadows across the fields until the light fades into a deep, bruised violet. Only a mile away, the Middle Loup River cuts a modest path through the silt, its water moving with a slow, deliberate gravity that dictates the temperament of the local flora. To the west, the subtle rise of Pool Hill anchors the distant skyline, while the nearby Antelope Valley suggests a deeper, more ancient configuration of the soil that defines the regional character.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Howard City, where the labor of the seasons dictates the rhythm of the work day and the health of the local economy. Families here have long cultivated the prairie, their histories tied to the steady output of the soil and the maintenance of livestock that graze the surrounding pastures. Beyond the immediate fields, the presence of Christensen Reservoir offers a rare stillness in the landscape, a place where the wind flattens the surface of the water into a polished mirror. Residents often look toward the Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area for a sense of untamed space, or find their way to the Dannebrog Trails when the autumn air grows crisp and the tallgrass turns the color of dry straw.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 246° SW
CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 246° SW
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 025° NE
Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 068° E
Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 129° SE
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 055° NE
Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 054° NE
Gruber House (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 054° NE
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 17.5 mi, 328° NW
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 170° S
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 317° NW
Eagle Scout Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 19.9 mi, 114° SE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 119° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 21.2 mi, 119° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 176° S · 642 acres
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 126° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 23.7 mi, 164° S
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 169° S
Mormon Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.7 mi, 134° SE
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 194° S
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 26.7 mi, 131° SE
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 34.8 mi, 162° S
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 220° SW
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 152° SE
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 43.1 mi, 150° SE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 118° SE · 324 acres
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 48.7 mi, 347° N
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 55.5 mi, 142° SE
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 56.4 mi, 041° NE
Stage (Theatre) — 58.3 mi, 087° E

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