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Paxton Nebraska Map

Explore Paxton, 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 Paxton, Nebraska

How to Use This Paxton, Nebraska Map

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

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	Paxton
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Keith County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	41.12416
Longitude	-101.356276
Population	516
Density	193.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69155
Area Code	308
County Seat	Ogallala
School District	Paxton Consolidated Schools

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About Paxton, Nebraska

Paxton is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 516. The population density is 193.1 people per km². Paxton is located at 41.1242°N, 101.3563°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Paxton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69155.

Paxton occupies a stretch of high, open country where the horizon serves as the primary fact of life, defined by the steady, utilitarian presence of the Sutherland Canal that cuts a sharp, purposeful line through the earth. It lies 30.8 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 270°T), and is situated 18.9 miles east of Ogallala. The landscape surrounding Paxton is a vast expanse of prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the ground and the quality of light at dusk bleeds a bruised, violet hue across the plains. To the north and south, the terrain shifts into the subtle, persistent undulations of the Sandhills, a landscape of ancient, wind-swept soil that holds the memory of early pioneers. Travelers might catch sight of Big Bald Hill rising twelve miles distant, a lonely landmark against the flat intensity of the Nebraska sky, while the air carries the dry, clean scent of grasses that have endured countless seasons of frost and heat.

Paxton functions as a quiet pivot point for the agricultural rhythms of the region, where the economy remains tethered to the health of the cattle trade and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields. The history of the region is whispered in the names of the land, with places like Roscoe Draw lying ten miles away, serving as reminders of the deep, geological patience of the plains. Residents often look toward the Sutherland Reservoir, located ten miles from the center of activity, as a rare gathering space for recreation and a brief respite from the labor of the land. Whether at the Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area or within the modest, grid-bound streets of Paxton, the pace of life remains deliberate and unadorned, favoring a quiet endurance over the frantic pulse of more crowded corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alkali Station historical marker (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 271° W
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 097° E
North Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 066° NE
Ash Hollow Historical Marker (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 269° W
Ogallala Historical Marker (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 269° W
Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 269° W
Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 272° W
Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 086° E
Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 287° W
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 291° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 18.0 mi, 270° W
Nebraska National Trails Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 270° W
Petrified Wood Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 270° W
Western Diamonds Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 19.0 mi, 273° W
Williams Park (Local Park) — 19.0 mi, 275° W
North River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 074° E
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 31.0 mi, 090° E
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 31.1 mi, 088° E
Cody Park Railroad Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 087° E
Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 331° NW
Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 37.2 mi, 257° W
Pony Express (Public Artwork) — 47.9 mi, 257° W
Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 48.2 mi, 259° W
Chase County Museum (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 204° SW
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.7 mi, 313° NW · 93k acres
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 57.7 mi, 313° NW · 24k acres
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 58.1 mi, 268° W
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 63.3 mi, 044° NE · 141k acres
Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 65.3 mi, 014° N

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