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Malcolm Nebraska Map

Explore Malcolm, 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 Malcolm, Nebraska

How to Use This Malcolm, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityMalcolm
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyLancaster County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.906671
Longitude-96.862799
Population457
Density1216.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68402
Area Code402
County SeatLincoln
School DistrictMalcolm Public Schools

About Malcolm, Nebraska

Malcolm is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 1216.9 people per km². Malcolm is located at 40.9067°N, 96.8628°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Malcolm is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68402.

Malcolm emerges from the wide, expansive plains of Nebraska where the horizon claims more of the sky than the earth itself. It lies 12.6 miles northwest of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 306°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east of Seward. The landscape around Malcolm is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Elk Creek, which carves a modest path through the soil and sustains the patches of woodland that break the monotony of the fields. To the west, the flat expanse yields to the quiet waters of Pawnee Lake, a state recreation area that offers a cool reprieve from the heat of the summer sun. The air here holds a particular, crisp clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the light stretches long and thin across the grasses, casting shadows that seem to anchor the prairie to the very center of the continent.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have shaped the character of Malcolm since its earliest days. Generations of families have worked these fields, their labor reflected in the orderly rows of crops that stretch toward the distant edges of the county. Those seeking a longer trek through the terrain often head toward the Highlands Trail, where the path provides a vantage point over the undulating topography that characterizes this corner of the state. Life in Malcolm moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the hurried expectations of the wider world, favoring instead the quiet satisfaction of a day spent in honest, productive work under an immense and ever-changing sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pawnee Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 189° S
  • Pawnee Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 189° S
  • Pawnee Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 185° S
  • Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 185° S
  • Branched Oak Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 359° N
  • Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 353° N
  • Bowling Lake (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 123° SE
  • Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 4.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Air Park West (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 132° SE
  • Highlands Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 112° E
  • Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 129° SE
  • Lincolns Emergence as an Aviation Center Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 129° SE
  • Meadowlark (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 125° SE
  • Pioneers Park Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 158° S
  • Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 130° SE
  • North Bottoms Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 124° SE
  • Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 155° SE
  • Hands-On Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 154° SE
  • The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 128° SE
  • Bison Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 155° SE
  • University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 125° SE
  • Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 126° SE
  • Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 273° W
  • Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 137° SE
  • Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 128° SE
  • Woods Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 129° SE
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 29.3 mi, 074° E
  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 33.5 mi, 080° E

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About This Malcolm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Malcolm, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.906671, -96.862799. 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 Malcolm includes the ZIP code (68402), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Malcolm 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 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.