Phillips Nebraska Map
Explore Phillips, 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 Phillips, Nebraska
How to Use This Phillips, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Phillips, 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 Phillips.
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 | Phillips |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.897234 |
| Longitude | -98.214781 |
| Population | 320 |
| Density | 421.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68865 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| County Seat | Aurora |
| School District | Aurora Public Schools |
About Phillips, Nebraska
Phillips is a locality in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 421.7 people per km². Phillips is located at 40.8972°N, 98.2148°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Phillips is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68865.Phillips occupies a vast, level stretch of the Great Plains where the sky functions as the primary architect of the landscape. It lies 6.9 miles east-southeast of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 106°T), and is situated 11.2 miles west of Aurora. The horizon remains a constant, uncluttered line that pulls the eye toward the distance, while the proximity of Lincoln Creek offers a subtle, low-lying contrast to the expansive fields of grain. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light softens against the earth, turning the expanse of corn and soy into a muted, copper-toned palette. A few miles away, the Deep Well Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of native grasses, marking a quiet shift in the terrain where the land retains its original, untamed character.
Agriculture serves as the pulse of Phillips, anchoring a rhythm of life that aligns with the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The proximity of Edgerton Reservoir provides a necessary break in the agricultural grid, serving as a quiet focal point for those who favor the stillness of the water over the relentless productivity of the surrounding acreage. History in this part of the state remains quiet and utilitarian, defined by the steady work of families who have long cultivated the soil. Even the distant silhouette of Pool Hill serves as a rare vertical reminder of the geologic scale of the region, grounding Phillips in a landscape that values permanence and the slow, deliberate accumulation of time.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Deep Well Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 181° S
- Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 130° SE
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 276° W
- Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 293° NW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 284° W
- Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 229° SW
- Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 266° W
- Eagle Scout Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 299° NW
- Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 287° W
- Mormon Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 238° SW
- Land Acquisition, Ecological Restoration & Resource Center Development (Private Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 045° NE
- Plainsman Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 103° E
- Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 270° W
- Martin Brothers Historical Marker (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 244° SW
- Martin Brothers Memorial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 236° SW
- Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne (Resource Management Area) — 18.9 mi, 173° S
- Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 203° SW
- Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 22.3 mi, 171° S
- Art Center (Arts Centre) — 22.8 mi, 201° S
- Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 193° S
- Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 330° NW
- Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 330° NW
- Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 248° W · 642 acres
- Big Bird House (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 216° SW
- Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 167° S
- Stage (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 065° NE
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 51.7 mi, 253° W
- Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 56.0 mi, 011° N
- Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 56.1 mi, 133° SE
- Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.9 mi, 122° SE · 124 acres
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About This Phillips Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Phillips, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.897234, -98.214781. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Phillips includes the ZIP code (68865), telephone area code (308), county seat of Hamilton County (Aurora), and school district assignment (Aurora Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
