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Lodgepole Nebraska Map

Explore Lodgepole, 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 Lodgepole, Nebraska

How to Use This Lodgepole, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityLodgepole
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyCheyenne County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude41.149709
Longitude-102.636304
Population312
Density252.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code69149
Area Code308
County SeatSidney
School DistrictCreek Valley Schools

About Lodgepole, Nebraska

Lodgepole is a locality in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 312. The population density is 252.5 people per km². Lodgepole is located at 41.1497°N, 102.6363°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Lodgepole is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69149.

Lodgepole spreads across the wide, level plains where the sky claims more importance than the earth itself. It lies 72.8 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 133°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east of Sidney. The landscape is defined by the persistent, shallow movement of Lodgepole Creek, a waterway that carves a quiet, meandering path through the prairie grasses. To the north, the subtle elevation of Mount Vernon breaks the monotony of the horizon, providing a solitary focal point in a region dominated by vast, open space. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, dusty gold, catching the dry stalks of native vegetation and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the very edge of the world.

History in Lodgepole remains tethered to the iron rails and the seasonal demands of the harvest, an economy built upon the steady labor of the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Chappell Lake for respite, or observe the seasonal migrations of wildlife through the Goldenrod Wildlife Management Area. Daily life follows the slow, reliable ticking of the seasons, where the primary concern is the health of the soil and the temperament of the rain. There is a profound stillness in the way the local streets empty at midday, leaving the air to resonate only with the sound of wind brushing against the weathered siding of grain elevators and the distant hum of machinery.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lodgepole Depot Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 191° S
  • Historic Lodgepole Creek Valley Historical Marker (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 123° SE
  • Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 114° SE
  • B24 crash memorial graves (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 122° SE
  • Jumbo Reservoir (Julesburg) State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 181° S
  • Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 261° W
  • Cabelas Wildlife Display (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 262° W
  • Deer Run Park (Local Park) — 16.9 mi, 266° W
  • Legion Park (Local Park) — 17.2 mi, 266° W
  • Cheyenne County Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 269° W
  • Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 189° S
  • Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 120° SE
  • Garden County Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 040° NE
  • Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 110° E
  • Pony Express (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 122° SE
  • Prairie Schooner Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 316° NW
  • Narcissa Whitman Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 350° N
  • Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 32.1 mi, 108° E
  • Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.7 mi, 013° N · 93k acres
  • Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 40.3 mi, 023° NE · 24k acres
  • North Sterling State Park (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 233° SW
  • Bridgeport State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 43.6 mi, 326° NW
  • Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 48.0 mi, 092° E
  • Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 50.5 mi, 083° E
  • Pawnee National Grassland (National Grassland) — 51.9 mi, 250° W · 193k acres
  • Early Colorado Homesite (Historic Ruins) — 59.9 mi, 237° SW
  • Alliance (Cinema) — 66.7 mi, 350° N
  • North Platte National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.7 mi, 321° NW · 5,832 acres
  • Oregon Trail Park Stadium (Stadium) — 70.3 mi, 311° NW
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument (National Monument) — 71.1 mi, 310° NW · 3,162 acres

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About This Lodgepole Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lodgepole, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.149709, -102.636304. 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 Lodgepole includes the ZIP code (69149), telephone area code (308), county seat of Cheyenne County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Creek Valley 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.