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Lisco Nebraska Map

Explore Lisco, 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 Lisco, Nebraska

How to Use This Lisco, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityLisco
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyGarden County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude41.497202
Longitude-102.620198
Population68
Density44.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code69148
Area Code308
County SeatOshkosh
School DistrictGarden County Schools

About Lisco, Nebraska

Lisco is a locality in Garden County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 44.1 people per km². Lisco is located at 41.4972°N, 102.6202°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 69148.

Lisco anchors itself to the high, arid plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life, stretching wide and unblinking beneath a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold. It lies 59.8 miles east-southeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 115°T), and is situated 30.7 miles northeast of Sidney. The North Platte River carves a slow, shallow path through the earth just a mile from the center, its braided waters reflecting the sparse cottonwoods that cling to the banks against the persistent wind. To the north, the terrain transitions into the rugged, undulating expanse of the Sandhills, while the distant, singular silhouette of Sugar Loaf Hill breaks the monotony of the flatlands. Here, the air carries a dry, sharp clarity that makes the distant geography feel intimate, and the light at dusk has a way of gilding the tallgrass until the entire basin glows like burnished copper.

Lisco maintains a quiet existence tethered to the rhythms of cattle country, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the soil and the seasonal cycles of the rancher. The local character is defined by a sparse, sturdy independence, shaped by the memory of pioneers who once navigated the vast prairie long before the modern grid arrived. While the nearby Wolf Canyon provides a rugged contrast to the flatter pastures, the collective focus of the day-to-day remains on the land’s yield and the endurance of the herd. Travelers passing through might glimpse the quiet stillness that persists here, a quality of life that feels less like a fading relic and more like a deliberate choice to remain in conversation with the wind and the open prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 306° NW
  • Garden County Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 028° NE · 93k acres
  • Prairie Schooner Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 251° W
  • Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.4 mi, 043° NE · 24k acres
  • Lodgepole Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 182° S
  • Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 297° NW
  • Bridgeport State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.9 mi, 297° NW
  • Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 170° S
  • Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 164° S
  • Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Cheyenne County Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 217° SW
  • Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 211° SW
  • B24 crash memorial graves (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 164° S
  • Cabelas Wildlife Display (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 214° SW
  • North Platte River Alkaline Wetlands Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 32.2 mi, 297° NW
  • The Golden Link Historical Marker (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 226° SW
  • Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 35.2 mi, 113° SE
  • Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 152° SE
  • Welcome to Potter (Public Artwork) — 41.1 mi, 242° SW
  • Alliance (Cinema) — 43.5 mi, 343° N
  • North Platte National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.8 mi, 304° NW · 5,832 acres
  • Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 53.6 mi, 118° SE
  • Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 55.4 mi, 285° W
  • Oregon Trail Park Stadium (Stadium) — 58.2 mi, 293° NW
  • North Sterling State Park (State Park) — 58.9 mi, 215° SW
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument (National Monument) — 59.3 mi, 292° W · 3,162 acres
  • South Overlook (Viewpoint) — 60.4 mi, 293° NW
  • Pawnee National Grassland (National Grassland) — 64.7 mi, 230° SW · 193k acres

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About This Lisco Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lisco, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.497202, -102.620198. 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 Lisco includes the ZIP code (69148), telephone area code (308), county seat of Garden County (Oshkosh), and school district assignment (Garden County 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.