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Oakland Nebraska Map

Explore Oakland, 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 Oakland, Nebraska

How to Use This Oakland, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.835826
Longitude	-96.466971
Population	1,369
Density	552.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68045
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Tekamah
School District	Oakland Craig Public Schools

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About Oakland, Nebraska

Oakland is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,369. The population density is 552.9 people per km². Oakland is located at 41.8358°N, 96.4670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68045.

Oakland rises from the flat, expansive plains of Nebraska, where the earth stretches toward a vast horizon that dictates the scale of human endeavor. It lies 27.9 miles north of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 3°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east of West Point. The landscape is defined by the steady, measured geometry of agricultural life, marked by the nearby Logan Creek Dredge, which carves a quiet, essential path through the fertile soil just a mile away. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the fields into a sea of muted gold and deep shadow that seems to suspend time. While the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill anchors the western view, Oakland remains grounded in the quiet, persistent rhythm of the prairie, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the subtle, dry rustle of ripening crops.

Scandinavian heritage remains a bedrock of the local identity, reflecting the perseverance of early settlers who looked at this expanse and saw a future in the deep, dark loam. The economy of Oakland functions as an extension of the land itself, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a community that values the weight of a handshake and the reliability of the seasonal harvest. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the geography remains largely untamed, with the quiet expanse of Wilderness Park providing a preserve for native grasses and the persistent wildlife of the plains. Life in Oakland moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, steady and unhurried, echoing the ancient, slow migration of the seasons across the open Nebraska sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caboose (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 359° N
Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 270° W
Cuming County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 272° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.6 mi, 272° W
Burt County Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 106° E
Dead Timber State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 235° SW
Powder Horn Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 234° SW
Musbach Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 221° SW
Hooper (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 193° S
Pelican Point State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 090° E
Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 095° E
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 047° NE
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 21.2 mi, 048° NE
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 028° NE
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 028° NE
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 028° NE
Blue Ox (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 325° NW
Murray Hall (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 094° E
Heritage Museum of Thurston County (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 327° NW
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 054° NE
Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.5 mi, 141° SE
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 26.5 mi, 182° S
Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 182° S
Preparation Canyon State Park (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 081° E
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 28.4 mi, 192° S
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 28.6 mi, 194° S
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 132° SE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.9 mi, 136° SE · 7,936 acres

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