La Platte Nebraska Map
Explore La Platte, 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 La Platte, Nebraska
How to Use This La Platte, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Platte, 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 La Platte.
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 | La Platte |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Sarpy County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.074721 |
| Longitude | -95.923622 |
| Population | 50 |
| Density | 68.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 68123 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| County Seat | Papillion |
| School District | Bellevue Public Schools |
About La Platte, Nebraska
La Platte is a locality in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 68.5 people per km². La Platte is located at 41.0747°N, 95.9236°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68123.La Platte asserts its presence upon the expansive Nebraska plains, defined by the quiet persistence of the horizon and the steady, low-slung architecture of the Midwestern landscape. It lies 4.6 miles south-southwest of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Papillion. The terrain here is shaped by the subtle shifts of the earth, where the moisture-rich soil near Papillion Creek offers a verdant contrast to the drier, golden grasses that characterize the wider region. In the distance, the silhouette of King Hill punctuates the skyline, a reminder of the tectonic patience that governs the topography. During the hour before dusk, the light stretches across the fields with a heavy, honeyed clarity, turning the local foliage into silhouettes that seem to hold the weight of the coming night in their leaves.
La Platte carries the quiet endurance of a settlement built on the rhythms of agriculture and the transit of goods, its economy deeply tied to the fertile potential of the surrounding plains. The influence of the Randall W. Schilling Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for native flora and fauna, offering a space where the pace of the modern world thins out against the demands of the natural cycle. Residents often find their way to the Bellevue Loop Trail for a sense of perspective, moving through a landscape that has been cultivated by generations of labor and foresight. While the proximity of Base Lake and the deeper recesses of Indian Hollow define the character of the land, the daily life in La Platte remains grounded in a persistent, unassuming diligence, where the changing seasons dictate the tempo of the day more than any clock.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Oto Mission Historical Marker (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 280° W
- Randall W. Schilling Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 127° SE
- Champions Village (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 037° NE
- Saint Mary's Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 109° E
- State Mary's Bend Cutoff Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 094° E
- Woodland Fairy Tea Party (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 315° NW
- Bellevue Historical Marker (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 355° N
- South Sarpy Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 333° NW
- All Gave Some, Some Gave All (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 360° N
- Haworth Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 025° NE
- Bellevue Little Theatre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 019° N
- Camp Maha/South Steps Platte River Corridor Habitat Protection (Private Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 260° W
- Cass County Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 157° SE
- Summit (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 331° NW
- Kramer Power Plant (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 024° NE
- Broken Playground (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 016° N
- Thor MTB Trailhead (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 015° N
- West Oak Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 089° E
- Fontenelle Forest Association Local Resource Management Area (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 016° N
- Pirate Stage (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 326° NW
- Tom's Treehouse (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 003° N
- Nebraska Constitution Tree (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 004° N
- Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 018° N
- Sokol South Omaha Czechoslovak Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 354° N
- Giant Chicken (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 352° N
- El Museo Latino (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 352° N
- Grewcock Elephant Habitat (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 359° N
- Springfield Artworks (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 273° W
- Platte River State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 249° W
- Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.2 mi, 359° N · 7,936 acres
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About This La Platte Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Platte, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.074721, -95.923622. 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 La Platte includes the ZIP code (68123), telephone area code (402), county seat of Sarpy County (Papillion), and school district assignment (Bellevue 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
