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Norman Nebraska Map

Explore Norman, 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 Norman, Nebraska

How to Use This Norman, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.479737
Longitude	-98.792297
Population	32
Density	132.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68959
Area Code	308
County Seat	Minden
School District	Minden Public Schools

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About Norman, Nebraska

Norman is a locality in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 132.9 people per km². Norman is located at 40.4797°N, 98.7923°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68959.

Norman occupies a vast expanse of open prairie where the sky serves as the primary architecture of the landscape. It lies 21.5 miles southeast of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 135°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Minden. Sunlight stretches across the flat terrain, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic rise and fall of the fields. To the west, the distant outline of Topeka Peak acts as a faint, jagged anchor against the horizon, while the local topography is defined by the proximity of the Wetland Habitat Restoration, Protection, Enhancement, which draws the eye toward the interplay of earth and water. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity, and during the quiet hours of dusk, the light transforms the gray grasses into a shimmering, muted gold that seems to vibrate against the stillness of the plains.

Norman emerged from the ambition of the agricultural frontier, functioning today as a quiet node in a network of grain elevators and expansive fields. The economy remains tethered to the soil, with the daily pulse of the locality dictated by the seasonal demands of harvest and the patient labor of the region's farmers. Water remains a vital, if understated, presence, as Sand Creek traces a slow path through the acreage, while the nearby Petersen Reservoir provides a shallow, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting Nebraska weather. The pace of life here is measured not by the clock, but by the steady, unyielding cycle of the seasons, maintaining a character that values endurance and the quiet dignity of a life lived close to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wetland Habitat Restoration, Protection, Enhancement (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 008° N
Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 180° S
Augie Nelson Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 282° W
Legion Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 281° W
Legion Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 287° W
Northeast Sacramento Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 251° W
Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.1 mi, 043° NE
Lowell Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 346° N
Susan O. Hail Grave (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 019° N
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 323° NW
Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 345° N
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 320° NW
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 350° N
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 062° NE
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 351° N
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 017° N · 642 acres
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 310° NW
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 319° NW
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 305° NW
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 071° E
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 069° E
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 078° E
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 26.2 mi, 081° E
Franklin County Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 198° S
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 038° NE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 38.0 mi, 094° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.1 mi, 034° NE
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 166° S
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 57.3 mi, 209° SW
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 69.7 mi, 164° S

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