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Ravenna Nebraska Map

Explore Ravenna, 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 Ravenna, Nebraska

How to Use This Ravenna, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.026123
Longitude	-98.912583
Population	1,441
Density	335.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68869
Area Code	308
County Seat	Kearney
School District	Ravenna Public Schools

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About Ravenna, Nebraska

Ravenna is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,441. The population density is 335.0 people per km². Ravenna is located at 41.0261°N, 98.9126°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ravenna is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68869.

Ravenna occupies a steady, low-slung stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life, marking the divide between the wide, pale sky and the persistent reach of the prairie. It lies 24.2 miles north-northeast of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 21°T), and is situated 30.6 miles west-northwest of Grand Island. Mud Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its channel acting as a quiet artery that feeds the surrounding fields and provides a dark, verdant contrast to the golden grasses of the high summer. To the southwest, the subtle depression of Antelope Valley offers a slight variation in the topography, while the quiet surface of Buffalo County Lake sits just a short distance away, reflecting the shifting violet and slate hues of the dusk. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of earth and turning stalks, a stillness that seems to amplify the long, lingering shadows cast by the silos and the slow, rhythmic sweep of the wind across the open expanse.

Ravenna maintains a character forged by the agricultural rhythms of the region, where the economy remains bound to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, industrious labor of the plains. History here is quiet but enduring, visible in the solid brickwork of the central streets and the way the town organizes itself around the tracks, echoing a time when the iron horse defined the prosperity of every small station on the line. While the residents often look toward the broader horizon, the community finds its own internal balance, far removed from the busier corridors, yet connected to the wider state through a deep-seated pride in the local school and the shared efforts of those who work the land. Life in Ravenna moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, a reflection of the sprawling, quiet country that stretches out toward the distant, hazy rise of Pool Hill, remaining a place where the passage of time is measured more by the growth of the crops than the frantic ticking of a clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 150° SE
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 150° SE
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 351° N
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 18.0 mi, 001° N
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 170° S
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 048° NE
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 139° SE
Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 103° E
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 147° SE · 642 acres
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 171° S
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 204° SW
Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.8 mi, 172° S
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.3 mi, 190° S
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 24.9 mi, 146° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 140° SE
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 26.0 mi, 203° SW
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 061° NE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 208° SW
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 103° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 108° E
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 144° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 41.2 mi, 137° SE
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 50.8 mi, 359° N
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.9 mi, 109° E · 324 acres
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 56.8 mi, 335° NW
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 60.0 mi, 132° SE
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 66.0 mi, 045° NE

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