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Kenesaw Nebraska Map

Explore Kenesaw, 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 Kenesaw, Nebraska

How to Use This Kenesaw, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.621126
Longitude	-98.65757
Population	919
Density	335.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68956
Area Code	308
County Seat	Hastings
School District	Kenesaw Public Schools

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About Kenesaw, Nebraska

Kenesaw is a locality in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 919. The population density is 335.7 people per km². Kenesaw is located at 40.6211°N, 98.6576°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kenesaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68956.

Kenesaw anchors itself to the vast, flat expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life. It lies 14.3 miles west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 280°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-northeast of Minden. The land here breathes in a rhythm dictated by the sky, which dominates the visual field with an unrelenting, luminous clarity that turns the earth into a dark, rich ribbon beneath the sun. West Branch Thirtytwo Mile Creek traces a quiet, persistent line through the soil only a mile away, feeding the thirsty roots of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the subtle rise of Topeka Peak breaks the absolute levelness of the view, while the Adams County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the grasses sway in unison with the passing wind, undisturbed by the mechanical hum of distant machinery.

Kenesaw grew from the necessity of the iron rail, evolving into a center where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. The labor of the fields defines the local character, a persistent dedication to the earth that has remained unchanged for generations. Residents find a singular peace in the quietude of the evening, especially near the waters of Thirty-Two Mile Creek Reservoir, where the light shifts from gold to a deep, bruised violet. Life in Kenesaw maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the memory of pioneers who once looked out upon this same sea of grass and recognized, in the stillness, a place to call their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 152° SE
Susan O. Hail Grave (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 328° NW
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 010° N
Denman Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 332° NW
Martins Reach Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 006° N
War Axe State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 331° NW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 102° E
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 354° N · 642 acres
Lowell Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 280° W
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 303° NW
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 001° N
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 311° NW
Lake Hastings Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 093° E
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 095° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 098° E
Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.5 mi, 195° S
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 104° E
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 19.7 mi, 107° E
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 051° NE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 289° W
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 039° NE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 034° NE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 278° W
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 33.3 mi, 112° E
Plainsman Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 064° NE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 076° E · 324 acres
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 176° S
Stage (Theatre) — 65.0 mi, 058° NE
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 67.1 mi, 106° E

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