Explore Leshara, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leshara, 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 Leshara.
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 | Leshara |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Saunders County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.329722 |
| Longitude | -96.428358 |
| Population | 108 |
| Density | 604.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68064 |
| Area Code | 402, 531 |
| County Seat | Wahoo |
| School District | Yutan Public Schools |
Leshara commands a modest stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary measure of existence. It lies 8.0 miles south-southeast of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 153°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west-northwest of Valley. Otoe Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the earth nearby, feeding the surrounding soil and offering a low, rhythmic murmur that punctuates the stillness of the afternoon. To the west, the distant profile of Skunk Hill rises against the sky, a faint silhouette that anchors the view during the long, amber-hued transitions of dusk. The air here holds a crisp, dry quality, carrying the scent of parched grass and the fine, silt-like dust that settles over the low-lying fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape expands into a vast, open expanse where the light shifts with a slow, deliberate grace, painting the fields in shades of ochre and pale gold before the stars claim the canopy.
Leshara remains a place defined by the quiet tenacity of those who cultivate the heavy, fertile ground. The local economy persists as a reflection of the cycles of the harvest, with the rhythm of the work dictated by the steady rotation of crops and the seasonal demands of the land. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Kings Lake for a respite from the labor of the day, or find a sense of stillness within the boundaries of Luther Hormel Memorial Park. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, unhurried cadence, the legacy of the early pioneers lingers in the architecture of the older buildings and the resilience of the people who call the area home. It is a location where the past informs the present, and where the daily work of the inhabitants continues to shape the character of the soil beneath their feet.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leshara, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.329722, -96.428358. 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 Leshara includes the ZIP code (68064), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Saunders County (Wahoo), and school district assignment (Yutan 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. |