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Lamar Nebraska Map

Explore Lamar, 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 Lamar, Nebraska

How to Use This Lamar, Nebraska Map

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

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	Lamar
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Chase County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.57194
Longitude	-101.978516
Population	28
Density	136.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69023
Area Code	308
County Seat	Imperial
School District	Chase County Schools

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About Lamar, Nebraska

Lamar is a locality in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 136.8 people per km². Lamar is located at 40.5719°N, 101.9785°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Lamar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69023.

Lamar stretches across a vast expanse of high-plains prairie where the sky asserts itself as the primary architect of the landscape. It lies 74.0 miles west-southwest of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 239°T), and is situated 17.0 miles east of Holyoke. Wildhorse Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth just two miles from the center, its banks supporting the sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the dry soil. Beyond the reach of the creek, the land flattens into an immense, unbroken horizon that turns a bruised violet during the final minutes of dusk, an effect that renders the grain elevators and silos as sharp, ink-colored silhouettes against the fading light. Residents here look toward the distant silhouette of Old Baldy far to the west, a landmark that anchors the view while reminding travelers of the sheer distance between the settled plains and the rugged elevations beyond.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Lamar, dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the slow, deliberate pace of commerce that defines the local economy. The legacy of the region is rooted in the quiet endurance of those who first broke the sod, a history that remains visible in the weathered wood of original outbuildings and the persistent, industrious spirit of the current cattle and crop operations. While life here remains tethered to the patterns of the harvest, those seeking the quiet recreation of the high plains often find their way to Champion State Recreation Area, located fourteen miles away, or spend afternoons by the stillness of Arterburn Lake. The atmosphere in Lamar is one of profound, unadorned space, where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the silence between hours feels as heavy and substantial as the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Champion State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 120° SE
Champion Water Powered Mill Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 120° SE
Chase County Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 120° SE
Wanamaker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 096° E
Sand Draw State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.5 mi, 330° NW
Enders Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 22.6 mi, 115° SE
Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 353° N
Swept Away (Public Artwork) — 30.8 mi, 332° NW
Pony Express historical trail marker (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 332° NW
Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 333° NW
Big Springs Historical Marker (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 339° N
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 339° N
Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 339° N
Rock Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 34.4 mi, 161° S
Wray Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 201° S
Land and Sky (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 177° S
Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 40.6 mi, 020° N
Nebraska National Trails Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 020° N
Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 42.3 mi, 180° S
Dundy County Museum (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 147° SE
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 44.3 mi, 325° NW
German Plains School (Historic Ruins) — 47.3 mi, 181° S
South Republican Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 64.0 mi, 184° S
Bonny Lake State Park (State Park) — 64.9 mi, 190° S
Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 65.1 mi, 190° S
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.9 mi, 351° N · 93k acres
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 75.9 mi, 351° N · 24k acres

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