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Juniata Nebraska Map

Explore Juniata, 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 Juniata, Nebraska

How to Use This Juniata, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityJuniata
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyAdams County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.590014
Longitude-98.506175
Population748
Density433.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68955
Area Code308
County SeatHastings
School DistrictAdams Central Public Schools

About Juniata, Nebraska

Juniata is a locality in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 748. The population density is 433.0 people per km². Juniata is located at 40.5900°N, 98.5062°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Juniata is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68955.

Juniata occupies a vast, level expanse of the Great Plains where the sky exerts a heavy, hypnotic influence over the earth. It lies 6.2 miles west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 273°T), and is situated 24.7 miles south-southwest of Grand Island. The horizon serves as the primary fact of life here, a sharp line that divides the deep, enduring soil from the immense Nebraska firmament. To the south, the path of Thirtytwo Mile Creek marks the land with a modest, persistent ribbon of moisture, while the distant silhouette of Topeka Peak provides the only meaningful interruption to the relentless flatness of the horizon. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the fields, turning the tawny grasses into a shimmering, monochromatic sea that seems to breathe in the cooling air. A few miles to the west, the quiet waters of Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir hold the reflection of the sunset, anchoring the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Juniata remains defined by the rhythm of the harvest and the deep, silent memory of the pioneers who first broke this sod. The local economy persists as a quiet extension of the surrounding fields, where the labor of the season dictates the pace of the days and the character of the commerce. While Chatauqua Park offers a modest refuge of shade and open space for those seeking the quietude of the plains, the true spirit of the locality is found in the steady, cyclical work of the farms that surround the residential streets. The architecture of the older buildings carries a utilitarian grace, echoing the pragmatism of a community built to withstand the extremes of wind and weather. Life in Juniata moves with an unpretentious gravity, a steady pulse of small-town persistence that acknowledges the vastness of the prairie as both a challenge and a constant, quiet companion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Big Bird House (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 354° N
  • Brickyard Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 099° E
  • Lake Hastings Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 077° E
  • Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 215° SW
  • Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 083° E
  • Prairie Ridge Park (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 071° E
  • Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 090° E
  • Ayr Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 115° SE
  • Crystal Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 160° S
  • Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 338° N
  • Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 104° E
  • Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 325° NW
  • Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 11.4 mi, 108° E
  • Martin Brothers Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 003° N
  • Susan O. Hail Grave (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 293° NW
  • Martins Reach Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 326° NW
  • Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne (Resource Management Area) — 13.5 mi, 113° SE
  • Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 324° NW · 642 acres
  • Martin Brothers Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 003° N
  • Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 030° NE
  • Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 301° NW
  • Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 018° N
  • Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 24.7 mi, 015° N
  • Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 288° W
  • Plainsman Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 055° NE
  • Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 279° W
  • Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 184° S
  • Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 58.8 mi, 107° E
  • Stage (Theatre) — 59.7 mi, 052° NE

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About This Juniata Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Juniata, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.590014, -98.506175. 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 Juniata includes the ZIP code (68955), telephone area code (308), county seat of Adams County (Hastings), and school district assignment (Adams Central 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.