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Pender Nebraska Map

Explore Pender, 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 Pender, Nebraska

How to Use This Pender, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.114165
Longitude	-96.707258
Population	1,115
Density	609.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68047
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Pender
School District	Pender Public Schools

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About Pender, Nebraska

Pender is a locality in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,115. The population density is 609.8 people per km². Pender is located at 42.1142°N, 96.7073°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pender is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68047.

Pender occupies a vast expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon acts as the final arbiter of distance and light. It lies 29.0 miles south-southwest of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 211°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east-southeast of Wayne. The Logan Creek Dredge carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its presence defining the low-lying moisture that sustains the surrounding fields. Here, the air holds a particular clarity, especially as the sun descends and casts long, violet shadows across the prairie grasses. While the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill rises twenty-one miles to the east as a silent sentinel, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the quiet, unyielding geometry of cultivated soil and the persistent, wide-open sky.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Pender, anchoring the lives of those who work the heavy, fertile earth and monitor the shifting yields of each season. The local economy relies on this disciplined cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that has persisted since the earliest settlers recognized the potential of the deep soil. Residents often travel toward the quiet waters of Woerdeman Lake or visit Lions Club Park for recreation, finding in these spaces a necessary respite from the demands of the fields. Daily existence in Pender is defined by a grounded steadiness, a place where the work of the hands remains the primary measure of a person’s character and the community’s shared endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heritage Museum of Thurston County (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 317° NW
Blue Ox (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 216° SW
Graves Library Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 323° NW
Wisner Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 230° SW
Caboose (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 135° SE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 297° NW
The Willow Bowl (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 299° NW
Wayne County Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 298° NW
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 299° NW
O'Connor House Museum Complex (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 041° NE
Basswood Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 032° NE
Mission Bend (State Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 070° E
Red Fox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.2 mi, 245° SW
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 090° E
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 091° E
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 091° E
Dakota City (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 035° NE
Dead Timber State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.2 mi, 179° S
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 100° E
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 28.4 mi, 100° E
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 29.2 mi, 038° NE
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.2 mi, 017° N
The Block (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 030° NE
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 32.6 mi, 001° N
Warren Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 38.2 mi, 001° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 43.2 mi, 344° N · 870 acres
Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 43.6 mi, 344° N
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.0 mi, 139° SE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.5 mi, 141° SE · 7,936 acres

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