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Kennard Nebraska Map

Explore Kennard, 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 Kennard, Nebraska

How to Use This Kennard, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityKennard
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyWashington County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.473051
Longitude-96.203351
Population381
Density495.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68034
Area Code402, 531
County SeatBlair
School DistrictArlington Public Schools

About Kennard, Nebraska

Kennard is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 381. The population density is 495.3 people per km². Kennard is located at 41.4731°N, 96.2034°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kennard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68034.

Kennard emerges from the expanse of Nebraska as a quiet collection of rooftops anchored to the earth by the steady, unyielding presence of the prairie. It lies 15.5 miles east of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 80°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southwest of Blair. The landscape here is defined by a vast, open sky that presses down upon the fields, illuminating the way the Big Papillion Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the sediment nearby. Sunlight catches on the surface of Papillion Creek Reservoir W-4, a sliver of stillness just a mile away that reflects the changing colors of the horizon as the day fades. The wind moves through the grasses with a persistent, rhythmic sigh, reminding anyone standing in the open that the land itself is the primary architect of the day.

History in Kennard is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons and the enduring labor of those who work the surrounding soil. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life far more than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos and fence lines, the region offers quiet retreats like Steyer Park, where the air holds the scent of wild growth and deep soil. For those who seek the path of the land, the Desoto Bend Trail provides a way to trace the geography that shaped this place long before the current grids were laid. Life here exists in the spaces between the rows of crops, where the silence is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, meaningful presence that defines the character of the people who call Kennard their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Steyer Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 037° NE
  • Black Elk-Neihardt Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 022° N
  • Tower of the Four Winds (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 021° N
  • Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 025° NE
  • Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 037° NE
  • Rand Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 047° NE
  • California Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 045° NE
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 074° E · 16k acres
  • Flanagan Lake & Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 181° S
  • Top End (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 163° S
  • Washington County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 097° E
  • Glenn Cunningham Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 135° SE
  • Kobs Pioneer Cemetary (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 159° S
  • Steamboat Bertrand Discovery Site Historical Marker (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 069° E
  • Wilson Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 087° E
  • Tyson Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 030° NE
  • Upper Lake Cunningham Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.3 mi, 135° SE
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 092° E · 7,936 acres
  • Standing Bear Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 165° S
  • Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 169° S
  • West Omaha Rock (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 170° S
  • Lewis and Clark Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 13.2 mi, 096° E
  • Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 214° SW
  • The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 181° S
  • Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 265° W
  • CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 176° S
  • Outdoor Classroom (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 154° SE
  • Meyers Stamp Center (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 165° S
  • Florence Mill Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 126° SE
  • Historic Florence Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 126° SE

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About This Kennard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kennard, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.473051, -96.203351. 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 Kennard includes the ZIP code (68034), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Washington County (Blair), and school district assignment (Arlington 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.