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Ithaca Nebraska Map

Explore Ithaca, 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 Ithaca, Nebraska

How to Use This Ithaca, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityIthaca
StateNebraska (NE)
CountySaunders County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.162779
Longitude-96.539742
Population160
Density265.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68033
Area Code402, 531
County SeatWahoo
School DistrictWahoo Public Schools

About Ithaca, Nebraska

Ithaca is a locality in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 265.1 people per km². Ithaca is located at 41.1628°N, 96.5397°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ithaca is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68033.

Ithaca emerges from the flat, expansive plains of Nebraska as a quiet collection of structures defined by the persistent, unhurried presence of Wahoo Creek. It lies 18.8 miles south of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 187°T), and is situated 5.4 miles southeast of Wahoo. The horizon functions as the primary fact of life here, a vast and unobstructed line where the pale blue sky meets the geometric precision of cultivated fields. To the west, the subtle rise of Bodleys Hill interrupts the otherwise relentless level of the earth, providing a singular point of verticality in a landscape that favors the horizontal. Sunlight at dusk catches the tallgrass along the banks of Wahoo Creek, turning the vegetation into a shimmering, amber-hued ribbon that cuts through the dark, fertile soil. Only a mile away, the surface of Bissells Lake holds the reflection of the passing clouds, offering a brief stillness in a region otherwise shaped by the movement of wind across open acreage.

Ithaca carries the weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the agricultural cycle, its identity tethered to the rhythm of planting and harvest. The economy remains rooted in the deep productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the labor of generations has organized the land into a grid of sustenance and industry. Life in Ithaca moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand that prosperity is measured by the quality of the topsoil and the timing of the seasonal rains. While the modern world presses in from the distance, the residents maintain a connection to the stillness found five miles away at Smith Park, a place that preserves a fragment of the quietude that once defined the entire territory. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the grain elevators and the steady, predictable passage of the seasons across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Atlas D Missile Site A-1 (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 062° NE
  • Saunders County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Veterans Memorial Club (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 309° NW
  • Saunders County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 307° NW
  • Memphis Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Memphis Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 326° NW
  • Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 194° S
  • Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 134° SE
  • Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 134° SE
  • Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 121° SE
  • Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 127° SE
  • Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 160° S
  • Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 134° SE
  • Bison (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 128° SE
  • Elk Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 351° N
  • Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 008° N
  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 125° SE
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.3 mi, 054° NE · 7,936 acres
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.6 mi, 047° NE · 16k acres

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About This Ithaca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ithaca, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.162779, -96.539742. 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 Ithaca includes the ZIP code (68033), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Saunders County (Wahoo), and school district assignment (Wahoo 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.