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Morse Bluff Nebraska Map

Explore Morse Bluff, 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 Morse Bluff, Nebraska

How to Use This Morse Bluff, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityMorse Bluff
StateNebraska (NE)
CountySaunders County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.431948
Longitude-96.766418
Population117
Density255.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68648
Area Code402
County SeatWahoo
School DistrictNorth Bend Central Public Schools

About Morse Bluff, Nebraska

Morse Bluff is a locality in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 255.2 people per km². Morse Bluff is located at 41.4319°N, 96.7664°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Morse Bluff is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68648.

Morse Bluff occupies a modest rise above the wide, braided path of the Platte River, where the horizon stretches out as the primary fact of existence. It lies 13.9 miles west of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 270°T), and is situated 15.2 miles east of Schuyler. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, carrying the scent of drying corn stalks and the faint, metallic tang of the nearby water. To the west, the silhouette of Indian Peak breaks the flatness of the prairie, a singular point of interest in a landscape otherwise defined by its relentless, open sky. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Scotts Lake mirror the shifting colors of the clouds, providing a still sanctuary for those who look beyond the fields. The landscape is a study in long, golden afternoons, where the grass seems to lean into the wind as if listening to the deep, slow pulse of the earth beneath the topsoil.

Morse Bluff grew from the ambition of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the river valley, turning the wild prairie into a patchwork of productive fields that still anchor the regional economy today. The daily rhythm of Morse Bluff remains tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a quiet persistence that has defined the neighborhood for generations. While the Bramble Wildlife Management Area offers a refuge for native species a few miles distant, the people here maintain a steady, unadorned way of life that values the resilience of the land. It is a place where history is kept not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy architecture of the grain elevators and the enduring patterns of the local roads. Those seeking a longer path often venture toward the Czechland Lake Trail, yet the true character of the locality is found in the simple, honest labor performed under the immense Nebraska sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bramble Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 096° E
  • Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 090° E
  • Cedar Bluffs (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 107° E
  • Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 082° E
  • Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 089° E
  • Christensen Fields (Local Recreation) — 12.4 mi, 086° E
  • Luther Hormel Memorial Park (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 096° E
  • Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Nebraska Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 085° E
  • Pine Ridge Estates (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 101° E
  • Louis E May Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 086° E
  • All Gave Some | Some Gave All (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 089° E
  • Schuyler Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 14.2 mi, 273° W
  • Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 089° E
  • Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 084° E
  • Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 274° W
  • Whitetail Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 266° W
  • Musbach Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 018° N
  • Saunders County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 154° SE
  • Gallery of Art and Design (Public Artwork) — 30.1 mi, 112° E
  • Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.9 mi, 276° W
  • Tower of the Four Winds (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 075° E
  • CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 111° E
  • Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.7 mi, 075° E
  • West Omaha Rock (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 107° E
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 35.8 mi, 140° SE
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.3 mi, 081° E · 16k acres
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.6 mi, 088° E · 7,936 acres
  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 41.1 mi, 137° SE

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About This Morse Bluff Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morse Bluff, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.431948, -96.766418. 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 Morse Bluff includes the ZIP code (68648), telephone area code (402), county seat of Saunders County (Wahoo), and school district assignment (North Bend Central 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.