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Merna Nebraska Map

Explore Merna, 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 Merna, Nebraska

How to Use This Merna, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.483894
Longitude	-99.760118
Population	343
Density	247.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68856
Area Code	308
County Seat	Broken Bow
School District	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools

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About Merna, Nebraska

Merna is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 343. The population density is 247.1 people per km². Merna is located at 41.4839°N, 99.7601°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Merna is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68856.

Merna anchors itself to the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska prairie where the horizon serves as the primary gauge of the day. It lies 48.6 miles north of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northwest of Broken Bow. The land surrounding Merna unfolds in a series of subtle swells and dips, a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of tallgrass and the sudden, solitary rise of East Table to the west. Two miles from the center, the North Branch Mud Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a ribbon of moisture that sustains the local ecology. Beyond the immediate fields, the Berggren-Young Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for native species, its quiet grasses mirroring the stillness of the distant Dale Valley. As dusk settles, the quality of light here stretches thin and golden, turning the sprawling plains into a sea of shadow and amber that seems to swallow the very idea of distance.

Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of Merna, where the rhythm of life is measured by the seasonal shifting of crops and the demands of cattle country. Generations have cultivated this earth, drawing a modest, industrious economy from the deep, dark soil that defines the region’s history and its future. The local character is shaped by a profound sense of self-reliance, a byproduct of living where the wind remains the most constant neighbor. While the Sargent Reservoir lies nine miles away, providing a rare gathering point for recreation, the daily life of Merna stays tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the farmstead. Here, the hum of machinery and the distant lowing of livestock are the only interruptions to a silence so absolute it feels like a physical weight, grounding those who live here to the fundamental reality of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berggren-Young Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 092° E
Nebraska State Grange Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 144° SE
Indian Hills Park (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 130° SE
Tomahawk Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 134° SE
Melham Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 126° SE
Victoria Springs State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 002° N
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 262° W
Seven Valleys Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 213° SW
Pressey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 175° S
Arnold State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 258° W
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 045° NE
Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 045° NE
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 32.0 mi, 316° NW · 141k acres
Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 057° NE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 38.4 mi, 057° NE
Signal Hill Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 41.4 mi, 304° NW
Pony Express Station Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 209° SW
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 109° E
Wyoming Rainbow (Public Artwork) — 43.7 mi, 209° SW
Cozad Memorial (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 195° S
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 47.0 mi, 066° NE
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 47.9 mi, 229° SW
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 48.0 mi, 230° SW
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 008° N · 4,806 acres
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 57.1 mi, 246° SW
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 57.5 mi, 245° SW
Fort Cody Trading Post (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 244° SW
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 64.4 mi, 151° SE
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.7 mi, 334° NW · 145k acres
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 78.9 mi, 330° NW · 15k acres

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