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Overton Nebraska Map

Explore Overton, 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 Overton, Nebraska

How to Use This Overton, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.73862
Longitude	-99.537605
Population	607
Density	434.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68863
Area Code	308
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Overton Public Schools

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About Overton, Nebraska

Overton is a locality in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 607. The population density is 434.0 people per km². Overton is located at 40.7386°N, 99.5376°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Overton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68863.

Overton occupies a quiet expanse of the Great Plains where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day’s length. It lies 11.1 miles east-southeast of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 105°T), and is situated 24.0 miles west of Kearney. The land here stretches out in a flat, rhythmic persistence, punctuated only by the subtle shifts in the tallgrass and the occasional shelterbelt of trees that guards against the persistent wind. Buffalo Creek meanders a mile away, its presence marked by a slight depression in the terrain and a thickening of riparian brush that cuts through the surrounding fields. On clear evenings, the distant silhouette of Union Ridge emerges against the fading amber sky, a muted reminder of the rugged elevations that lie far beyond the immediate, level reach of the prairie.

Agriculture defines the economy of Overton, with the soil’s dark, heavy fertility dictating the cycles of planting and harvest that animate the local calendar. History persists here in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the steady, deliberate pace of those who work the land, mindful of the seasons and the shifting patterns of the clouds. Beyond the cultivated rows, the Overton Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the native ecosystem finds room to breathe, providing a quiet refuge for migratory birds and local fauna alike. Residents often look toward Freburg Reservoir, four miles distant, when the summer heat intensifies, finding a necessary stillness in the flat, reflective water that mirrors the vast, open Nebraska sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Overton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 185° S
Dogwood Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 234° SW
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 119° SE
Kirk Patrick Memorial Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 287° W
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 286° W
Family Aquatic Center (Local Recreation) — 10.7 mi, 287° W
Gosper County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 212° SW
Plum Creek Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 286° W
Optimist Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 286° W
Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.9 mi, 189° S
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 257° W
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 103° E
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 157° SE
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 102° E
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 095° E
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 091° E
Up 25335 (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 289° W
The 100th Meridian Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 289° W
Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 290° W
One Hundredth Meridian Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 290° W
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.7 mi, 089° E · 642 acres
Road Ranches along the Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 52.1 mi, 293° NW
Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (Attraction) — 52.7 mi, 293° NW
Cliff Church (Historic Ruins) — 54.8 mi, 336° NW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 100° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 61.7 mi, 080° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 61.8 mi, 099° E
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 62.0 mi, 077° E
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 67.1 mi, 199° S
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 68.8 mi, 170° S

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