Martin Nebraska Map

About Martin, Nebraska

Martin is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 81.7 people per km². Martin is located at 41.2581°N, 101.7090°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 69146.

Martin emerges from the vast, open prairie as a quiet focal point where the horizon dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 49.0 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Ogallala. The land here is defined by an expansive, undulating terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Bear Hill, while the nearby Ackley Valley provides a subtle depression in the otherwise level plains. Sunlight across Martin possesses a singular, clarifying quality, turning the dry grasses to shades of pale straw and deep amber as the afternoon wanes. To the west, the landscape yields to the expansive waters of Lake McConaughy, a primary feature that grounds the region, while the riparian corridor of Whitetail Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the soil just a short distance away.

Life in Martin remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the cattle country that surrounds it. The local economy persists as a quiet extension of the land itself, where the labor of the rancher and the producer continues the long-standing tradition of this agricultural corridor. Residents often find their way toward the Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area, a destination that offers a reprieve from the labor of the fields, or they follow the winding path of the Lake Ogallala Trail to observe the local wildlife that congregates near the water’s edge. History here is not spoken in grand declarations but is felt in the steady, intentional pace of those who work the earth, maintaining a way of life that values the permanence of the horizon over the frantic pace of the modern world.

About This Martin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Martin, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.258135, -101.709005. 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 Martin includes the ZIP code (69146), telephone area code (308), county seat of Keith County (Ogallala), and school district assignment (Ogallala Public Schools).

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.