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Poole Nebraska Map

Explore Poole, 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 Poole, Nebraska

How to Use This Poole, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.992269
Longitude	-98.960594
Population	22
Density	3.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	68869
Area Code	308
County Seat	Kearney
School District	Ravenna Public Schools

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About Poole, Nebraska

Poole is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 3.1 people per km². Poole is located at 40.9923°N, 98.9606°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68869.

Poole occupies a quiet expanse of Nebraska where the South Loup River carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the prairie grass. It lies 20.2 miles north-northeast of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 17°T), and is situated 33.0 miles west of Grand Island. The landscape here is defined by an immense, unyielding horizon that swallows the sun each evening, turning the sky into a bruised palette of violet and gold. A few miles to the west, the landscape rises toward the distant shadows of Antelope Valley, while the nearby Pease Reservoir Number 1 provides a still, glassy mirror for the passing clouds. The air carries the dry, honest scent of sun-baked earth and cured hay, marking a territory where the wind serves as the primary surveyor of the land.

Poole grew from the necessity of the rail line, serving as a steady anchor for the regional cattle trade and the seasonal pulse of grain production. Life here maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, rooted in the labor of the surrounding fields and the enduring memory of those who first broke this sod. While the bustle of larger centers feels a world away, the residents look toward Patriot Park, some eighteen miles distant, as a touchstone for the wider regional identity. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the rhythm of the seasons, ensuring that Poole persists as a place where the work of the day is always visible against the vast, open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 064° NE
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 065° NE
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 160° S
Patriot Park (Local Park) — 18.5 mi, 189° S
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 200° S
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 359° N
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 163° S
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 129° SE
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 20.6 mi, 008° N
Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.9 mi, 176° S
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.6 mi, 138° SE · 642 acres
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.6 mi, 184° S
Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.5 mi, 095° E
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 200° S
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 048° NE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 205° SW
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 24.6 mi, 138° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 25.9 mi, 136° SE
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 060° NE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.5 mi, 097° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.4 mi, 103° E
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 36.2 mi, 139° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 41.4 mi, 132° SE
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 002° N
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 106° E · 324 acres
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 57.9 mi, 338° N
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 60.3 mi, 129° SE
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 69.4 mi, 046° NE

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