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North Loup Nebraska Map

Explore North Loup, 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 North Loup, Nebraska

How to Use This North Loup, Nebraska Map

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

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	North Loup
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Valley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.495289
Longitude	-98.773137
Population	254
Density	239.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68859
Area Code	308
County Seat	Ord
School District	Central Valley Public Schools

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About North Loup, Nebraska

North Loup is a locality in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 239.8 people per km². North Loup is located at 41.4953°N, 98.7731°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. North Loup is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68859.

North Loup emerges from the expansive Nebraska prairie as a quiet congregation of rooftops anchored by the persistent, winding presence of Mira Creek. It lies 45.3 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 331°T), and is situated 10.9 miles southeast of Ord. The horizon functions as the primary measure of existence here, a vast, open arc where the sky assumes a heavy, luminous quality that seems to press the tallgrass flat against the earth. To the west, the subtle rise of Happy Jack Peak breaks the monotony of the plains, while the nearby depths of McDowell Canyon offer a jagged, earthen contrast to the surrounding fields. When the light shifts toward dusk, the air takes on a crisp, cooling weight, carrying the scent of dry soil and the distant, cooling promise of Davis Creek Reservoir, which waits only three miles away as a quiet mirror to the gathering stars.

Agriculture defines the pulse of North Loup, a legacy of pioneer persistence etched into the surrounding rows of corn and the grazing patterns of cattle that define the regional economy. The rhythm of life here remains tied to the turning seasons and the local harvest, long after the initial settlement years established the fundamental character of the valley. While the daily pace remains unhurried, the influence of the broader prairie landscape remains absolute, occasionally drawing residents toward the recreation of Sherman Reservoir for a reprieve from the labor of the land. North Loup endures as a steadfast point of human scale within the immensity of the plains, maintaining a steady, grounded identity that favors the quiet reliability of the soil over the noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 203° SW
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 214° SW
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 217° SW
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 336° NW
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 159° S
Pibel Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 034° NE
Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 130° SE
Gruber House (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 140° SE
Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 140° SE
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 140° SE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 317° NW
Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.6 mi, 150° SE
CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.0 mi, 191° S
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 34.0 mi, 191° S
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.8 mi, 301° NW
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 42.1 mi, 071° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 43.8 mi, 152° SE
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 46.7 mi, 154° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 175° S · 642 acres
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 52.0 mi, 153° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 199° S
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 61.6 mi, 268° W
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.8 mi, 321° NW · 4,806 acres
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 63.7 mi, 167° S
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 65.9 mi, 161° S

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