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Nehawka Nebraska Map

Explore Nehawka, 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 Nehawka, Nebraska

How to Use This Nehawka, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityNehawka
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyCass County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.829446
Longitude-95.991675
Population173
Density294.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68413
Area Code402
County SeatPlattsmouth
School DistrictConestoga Public Schools

About Nehawka, Nebraska

Nehawka is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 294.3 people per km². Nehawka is located at 40.8294°N, 95.9917°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nehawka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68413.

Nehawka occupies a quiet stretch of land where the North Branch Weeping Water Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the silt and limestone of the plains. It lies 21.9 miles south-southwest of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southwest of Beaver Lake. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, open horizon that humbles the architecture of the streets, forcing the eye to trace the slow transition of shadows across the fields as the sun descends. Beneath the vast, clear sky, the terrain rises into subtle, earthen swells that suggest the proximity of King Hill in the distance, though the immediate country remains a patchwork of fertile soil and prairie grass. The quality of light during the late afternoon is thin and golden, catching the dust of the rural roads and lending a temporary, luminous clarity to the silos and weathered barns that stand as sentinels over the crops.

Nehawka draws its enduring character from the rhythms of the earth, rooted in a history of agriculture that continues to shape the local economy and the daily labor of its inhabitants. While the town remains a modest center for the surrounding grain production, the presence of the nearby Rakes Creek Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet reprieve, offering a glimpse of the region’s original, uncultivated state. Life moves according to the demands of the seasons, a steady pace that reflects the deep, quiet resolve of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains largely unchanged by the urgency of modern industry, maintaining a stillness that is occasionally broken only by the movement of the creek or the distant sound of machinery gathering the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Auldon Bar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 075° E
  • Nebraska Otoe County Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 247° SW
  • Copeland Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 135° SE
  • Memory Lane Museum Complex (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 290° W
  • The Tulip Tree (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 150° SE
  • J. Sterling Morton Monument (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 149° SE
  • Old Freighters Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 147° SE
  • Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 147° SE
  • Waubonsie Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 143° SE
  • Cass County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 023° NE
  • Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 143° SE
  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 314° NW
  • Louisville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 324° NW
  • Otoe County Museum of Memories (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 220° SW
  • Oto Mission Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 011° N
  • Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 125° SE
  • Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 315° NW
  • Woodland Fairy Tea Party (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 005° N
  • Springfield Artworks (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 337° NW
  • Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 107° E
  • Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 042° NE
  • Bison (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 310° NW
  • Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 20.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Summit (Cinema) — 21.4 mi, 003° N
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 003° N · 7,936 acres
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.0 mi, 359° N · 16k acres

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About This Nehawka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nehawka, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.829446, -95.991675. 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 Nehawka includes the ZIP code (68413), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Conestoga 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.