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Obert Nebraska Map

Explore Obert, 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 Obert, Nebraska

How to Use This Obert, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.68972
Longitude	-97.028102
Population	22
Density	116.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68757
Area Code	402
County Seat	Hartington
School District	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools

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About Obert, Nebraska

Obert is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 116.4 people per km². Obert is located at 42.6897°N, 97.0281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Obert is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68757.

Obert anchors itself upon a vast, high-plains expanse where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth, dictating the scale of all things beneath it. It lies 34.6 miles west-northwest of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 296°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of Vermillion. The landscape surrounding Obert is defined by the persistent, unyielding geometry of the prairie, broken only by the modest, winding progress of Ames Creek as it carves a shallow path through the soil. To the southwest, the quiet expanse of Frost Wilderness offers a sanctuary of wild grasses and local flora that have persisted long after the plow first turned the sod. In the distance, the silhouette of Pumpkin Hill rises against the hazy horizon, a singular point of elevation that serves as a silent landmark for those navigating the open terrain. When the light fades, the atmosphere takes on a heavy, golden quality, as if the very air were saturated with the dust of distant fields and the cooling breath of the earth.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Obert, a rhythm dictated by the turning seasons and the demanding cycle of the harvest. The proximity of Aowa Creek Reservoir 61-11A provides a necessary stillness to the periphery, a place where the water reflects the shifting clouds with a mirror-like clarity that belies the utilitarian nature of the surrounding farmland. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy architecture of grain silos and the enduring lines of fence posts that partition the land into a patchwork of productivity. The pace of life is measured by the slow accumulation of chores and the watchful eye kept on the weather, fostering a character defined by self-reliance and a deep, intuitive knowledge of the soil. Here, the economy and the spirit of the people are inextricably linked to the land, ensuring that the legacy of those who first broke this ground continues in the steady, persistent labor of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.2 mi, 061° NE
Village Vista (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 066° NE
Mulberry Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 067° NE
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 352° N · 870 acres
Wiseman Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 325° NW
Clay County (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 010° N
Cotton Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 040° NE
Austin-Whittemore House Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 037° NE
Barstow Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 033° NE
Coyote Theatre (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 038° NE
William Shakespeare (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 038° NE
Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 108° E
Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 039° NE
Spirit Mound (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 015° N
Cedar County Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 248° W
Union County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.0 mi, 075° E
Hartington, Home of Two Nebraska Governors Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 248° W
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 099° E
Warren Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.3 mi, 094° E
Union County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 090° E
Dixon County Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 154° SE
Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 304° NW
Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 089° E
Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 23.5 mi, 307° NW
Stone State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 107° E
The Railroad Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 111° E
Graves Library Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 164° S
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 179° S
The Block (Gallery) — 34.2 mi, 112° E
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 051° NE

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