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Loretto Nebraska Map

Explore Loretto, 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 Loretto, Nebraska

How to Use This Loretto, Nebraska Map

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

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	Loretto
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Boone County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.764733
Longitude	-98.08062
Population	50
Density	68.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	68620
Area Code	402
County Seat	Albion
School District	Boone Central Schools

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About Loretto, Nebraska

Loretto is a locality in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 68.7 people per km². Loretto is located at 41.7647°N, 98.0806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68620.

Loretto occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 38.7 miles west-southwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 242°T), and is situated 32.5 miles west of Madison. Beaver Creek carves a shallow, wandering path through the soil, offering a ribbon of green that interrupts the vast, sun-bleached stretches of prairie grass. In the distance, the silhouette of Pilot Knob marks the horizon, a solitary point of reference in an otherwise level world where the wind dictates the movement of the clouds. During the long, golden hours of late afternoon, the light flattens against the fields, casting shadows that stretch for miles and turning the dry stalks into fine, humming wire.

Loretto remains anchored to the rhythms of the land, defined by a history of cultivation and the steady, demanding cycle of the harvest. The local economy persists as a quiet extension of the soil, with the labor of agriculture dictating the pulse of the day. While the O'Neil Valley sits a short distance away, the influence of the region is felt most in the slow, deliberate pace of the people who work the surrounding ground. Those seeking the quietude of the natural world often look toward the Beaver Bend Wildlife Management Area, though the true character of the place is found in the stillness of the open fields and the way the evening air settles over the plains like a cooling blanket.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 141° SE
Beaver Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 141° SE
Pibel Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.1 mi, 269° W
Memorial of White Buffalo Girl (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 006° N
Meadow Grove Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 044° NE
Oak Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.9 mi, 061° NE
Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 169° S
Madison County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 082° E
Verges Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 061° NE
North Loup State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 39.5 mi, 209° SW
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 41.3 mi, 119° SE
Maple Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 42.1 mi, 095° E
Gruber House (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 207° SW
Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 207° SW
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 207° SW
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 43.7 mi, 270° W
Maskentine Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 45.4 mi, 071° E
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 45.5 mi, 355° N
Battling Rhinos (Public Artwork) — 45.5 mi, 355° N
Stage (Theatre) — 51.5 mi, 151° SE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 59.4 mi, 195° S
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 62.4 mi, 194° S
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 66.9 mi, 001° N
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.6 mi, 174° S · 324 acres
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.8 mi, 204° SW · 642 acres
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 80.0 mi, 106° E

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