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Ord Nebraska Map

Explore Ord, 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 Ord, Nebraska

How to Use This Ord, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.603343
Longitude	-98.926199
Population	2,113
Density	388.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68862
Area Code	308
County Seat	Ord
School District	Ord Public Schools

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About Ord, Nebraska

Ord is a locality in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,113. The population density is 388.3 people per km². Ord is located at 41.6033°N, 98.9262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ord is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68862.

Ord stretches across the high plains where the North Loup River carves a slow, deliberate path through the loess hills, anchoring the landscape in a wide, golden openness. It lies 55.8 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 327°T), and is situated 39.4 miles east-northeast of Broken Bow. The horizon operates here as a primary fact of life, a sharp line where the deep blue of the sky meets the persistent, shifting grasses of the prairie. Five miles to the west, the water of Oldfather Reservoir remains still and glassy, reflecting the vastness of the heavens above the quiet terrain. While Happy Jack Peak rises in the distance as a subtle ripple against the clouds, the immediate ground is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise and fall of the earth, punctuated by the occasional shadow of a passing hawk.

Ord serves as a resilient center for the surrounding cattle country, where the local economy maintains a deep, functional tie to the cycles of the soil and the seasonal demands of agriculture. The architecture of the downtown district, marked by the steady presence of its county-seat clock tower, speaks to a history of pioneer endurance and the pragmatic spirit of those who first settled these plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long afternoon, whether residents are traveling toward the recreational expanse of Sherman Reservoir or attending to the daily rhythms of the livestock trade. Beyond the town limits, the land opens into the rugged, quiet beauty of McDowell Canyon, where the air holds a dry, clean clarity and the evening light turns the surrounding fields into a muted, burnished copper.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 10.9 mi, 359° N
Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 319° NW
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 319° NW
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 17.1 mi, 183° S
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 188° S
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 185° S
Pibel Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 062° NE
Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 296° NW
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 296° NW
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 150° SE
Myrtle E. Hall Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.2 mi, 287° W
Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 34.8 mi, 131° SE
Gruber House (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 138° SE
CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.8 mi, 178° S
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.8 mi, 178° S
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 48.1 mi, 082° E
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.0 mi, 322° NW · 4,806 acres
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 54.2 mi, 148° SE
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 54.5 mi, 260° W
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 57.1 mi, 150° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.6 mi, 168° S · 642 acres
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 62.3 mi, 150° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 65.6 mi, 191° S
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 66.8 mi, 283° W · 141k acres
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 68.9 mi, 035° NE
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 72.9 mi, 162° S

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