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Maxwell Nebraska Map

Explore Maxwell, 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 Maxwell, Nebraska

How to Use This Maxwell, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.078891
Longitude	-100.524861
Population	257
Density	214.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69151
Area Code	308
County Seat	North Platte
School District	Maxwell Public Schools

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About Maxwell, Nebraska

Maxwell is a locality in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 214.3 people per km². Maxwell is located at 41.0789°N, 100.5249°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maxwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69151.

Maxwell emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 12.9 miles east-southeast of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 104°T), and is situated 31.9 miles west-northwest of Cozad. The landscape surrounding Maxwell is defined by the immense, level horizon, where the light shifts from a pale, crystalline morning blue to the deep, bruised purples of a prairie dusk. Only a mile away, the Platte River carves a slow, shallow path through the earth, its braided channels shimmering like discarded silver ribbons amidst the grasses. To the west, the subtle rise of Odencranze Table breaks the monotony of the flatlands, while the nearby Pawnee Slough Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of reeds and seasonal wetlands that hold the cooling breath of the evening.

Maxwell maintains a steady, deliberate pace, grounded in an economy that has long looked to the resilience of the land and the iron pulse of the nearby railway. History here is marked by the quiet accumulation of seasons, where the legacy of pioneer endurance lingers in the straight lines of fence rows and the sturdy architecture of local homesteads. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain deepens into the rugged character of Box Elder Canyon, a reminder of the geological pressures that shaped this region long before fences were drawn. While Jeffrey Reservoir sits ten miles distant, providing a rare gathering place of still water, the life of Maxwell remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the vast, unyielding sky that dictates the color and mood of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Memorial Fire Hydrant (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 151° SE
Pawnee Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 272° W
West Maxwell Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 211° SW
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 135° SE
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 134° SE
Cedar Canyon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 216° SW
Fort Brady Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 115° SE
TEXACO Oil (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 116° SE
Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 281° W
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 285° W
Cody Park (Local Park) — 12.7 mi, 292° W
Cody Park Railroad Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 292° W
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 288° W
Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 13.7 mi, 282° W
Buffalo Bill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 294° NW
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 294° NW
Pony Express Station Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 118° SE
Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 119° SE
Sod House Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 121° SE
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 279° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 118° SE
One Hundredth Meridian Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 118° SE
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 39.5 mi, 047° NE
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 48.0 mi, 003° N · 141k acres
Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 62.0 mi, 273° W
Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 71.6 mi, 338° N

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