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Ragan Nebraska Map

Explore Ragan, 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 Ragan, Nebraska

How to Use This Ragan, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.310289
Longitude	-99.289818
Population	22
Density	33.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	68949, 68969
Area Code	308
County Seat	Alma
School District	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools

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About Ragan, Nebraska

Ragan is a locality in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 33.6 people per km². Ragan is located at 40.3103°N, 99.2898°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ragan is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 68949, 68969.

Ragan sits amidst a vast, open expanse where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 29.0 miles south-southwest of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 202°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-southeast of Holdrege. The land stretches in quiet, rhythmic swells of prairie grass, shifting color from a pale, straw-gold in the dry heat to a deep, bruised gray when the thunderheads roll in from the west. Only a few miles away, the quiet passage of Turkey Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a thin line of relief to the surrounding plains. To the north, the distant, hazy silhouette of Union Ridge anchors the view, a faint reminder of the geological upheaval that shaped the wider region long before the first fence posts were driven into the earth. The light here possesses a peculiar, searching quality, lingering low and sharp against the flat fields until the sun finally slips below the edge of the world.

Ragan carries the weight of a quiet endurance, defined by the steady pulse of agriculture that has dictated its survival for generations. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the soil, with grain elevators rising like monoliths against the sky, marking the center of a life built on harvest and hard labor. Nearby, the South Sacramento Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the native grasses and migrating birds that once dominated this entire landscape, keeping a small piece of the old world intact against the encroachment of the plow. Life in Ragan moves with the deliberate pace of a place where people understand that time is measured by the season’s yield rather than the clock. Even the proximity of Schluntz Reservoir offers more than just a place to pause; it provides a necessary, reflective stillness, mirroring the cloudless sky and the enduring, unadorned character of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Sacramento Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 348° N
Sacramento-wilcox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 029° NE
Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 307° NW
Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 088° E
South Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 332° NW
North Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 335° NW
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 336° NW
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 185° S
Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 185° S
Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 129° SE
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 350° N
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 016° N
Dobytown Historical Marker (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 029° NE
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 26.5 mi, 019° N
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.9 mi, 032° NE
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 038° NE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 020° N
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 038° NE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 38.3 mi, 183° S
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 325° NW
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.0 mi, 046° NE · 642 acres
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 064° NE
Cambridge Museum (Museum) — 46.3 mi, 268° W
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 48.4 mi, 225° SW
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 50.2 mi, 131° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 51.9 mi, 068° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 62.5 mi, 050° NE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 64.3 mi, 048° NE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 64.7 mi, 082° E
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 71.6 mi, 140° SE

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