Naponee Nebraska Map
Explore Naponee, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Naponee, Nebraska
| City | Naponee |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.076679 |
| Longitude | -99.141477 |
| Population | 83 |
| Density | 138.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68960 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| County Seat | Franklin |
| School District | Franklin Public Schools |
About Naponee, Nebraska
Naponee is a locality in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 138.7 people per km². Naponee is located at 40.0767°N, 99.1415°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Naponee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68960.Naponee sits upon a broad, sun-bleached expanse of the Great Plains where the horizon defines the limits of the world. It lies 43.1 miles south of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 184°T), and is situated 27.9 miles south-southeast of Holdrege. Turkey Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with hardy brush that turns a brittle, metallic gold when the frost arrives. To the west, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Indian Hill, while the water of Rasmussen Reservoir holds the reflection of the vast, shifting sky just two miles away. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and cured grass, and at dusk, the light stretches across the fields in long, amber fingers, illuminating the quiet persistence of the prairie.
Agriculture remains the pulse of Naponee, with silos and steel fences marking the rhythm of a life tied to the cycle of planting and harvest. The economy relies on the stubborn productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the soil yields its bounty to those who know how to work the heavy, dark loam. Residents often look toward the open recreation provided by Harlan County Lake to find a reprieve from the heat of midsummer afternoons. Life in Naponee moves with an unhurried gravity, shaped by the memory of those who first broke this sod and the enduring, silent presence of the plains that stretch out in every direction.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 262° W
- Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 267° W
- Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 080° E
- Francis Wachs Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 164° S
- Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.0 mi, 018° N
- Limestone Bluffs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 108° E
- Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 20.4 mi, 002° N
- Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 24.1 mi, 204° SW
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 204° SW
- Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 335° NW
- Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 120° SE
- Statue of Liberty Replica (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 149° SE
- Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 39.4 mi, 091° E
- Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 40.4 mi, 010° N
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 41.0 mi, 359° N
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 41.1 mi, 001° N
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 004° N
- Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 46.0 mi, 246° SW
- Webster State Park (State Park) — 47.7 mi, 199° S
- Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 018° N
- Big Bird House (Attraction) — 49.0 mi, 043° NE
- Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.3 mi, 027° NE · 642 acres
- Art Center (Arts Centre) — 53.8 mi, 048° NE
- Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 54.1 mi, 048° NE
- World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 54.3 mi, 136° SE
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 053° NE
- Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 61.7 mi, 066° NE
- Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 69.1 mi, 035° NE
- Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 71.5 mi, 034° NE
- Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.7 mi, 053° NE · 324 acres
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About This Naponee Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Naponee, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.076679, -99.141477. 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 Naponee includes the ZIP code (68960), telephone area code (308), county seat of Franklin County (Franklin), and school district assignment (Franklin 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
