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Red Cloud Nebraska Map

Explore Red Cloud, 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 Red Cloud, Nebraska

How to Use This Red Cloud, Nebraska Map

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

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	Red Cloud
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Webster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.088902
Longitude	-98.519505
Population	962
Density	361.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68970
Area Code	308
County Seat	Red Cloud
School District	Red Cloud Community Schools

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About Red Cloud, Nebraska

Red Cloud is a locality in Webster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 962. The population density is 361.7 people per km². Red Cloud is located at 40.0889°N, 98.5195°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Red Cloud is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68970.

Red Cloud emerges from the expanse of the Great Plains as a collection of brick facades and modest rooftops defined by the immense, unobstructed sky. It lies 35.0 miles south-southwest of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 191°T), and is situated 58.5 miles south of Grand Island. The landscape around Red Cloud is dominated by the relentless horizontal pull of the prairie, where the earth meets the heavens in a sharp, unwavering line that dictates the scale of every structure. Crooked Creek carves a low, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its waters moving with a quiet gravity that draws the eye toward the horizon. To the north, the gentle rise of The Island breaks the uniformity of the flatlands, while the nearby Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of tallgrass where the wind rushes through the stems with a dry, rhythmic hiss. The quality of light here is particularly heavy and golden during the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly against the vast, shifting atmosphere.

Red Cloud serves as a quiet center for the surrounding agricultural economy, where the rhythm of the seasons remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and growth. The legacy of Willa Cather permeates the brick-lined streets, lending a literary weight to the local history that feels less like a museum exhibit and more like a living, breathing connection to the pioneer past. Beyond the town limits, the land opens into expansive fields that produce the grain and livestock defining the regional livelihood, while the proximity of Lewis Reservoir offers a rare stillness in the landscape. Life in Red Cloud moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pace of larger centers, sustained instead by the resilience of those who cultivate the soil. In the quiet hours of the day, the clock tower stands as a sentinel over the intersection of memory and labor, marking time in a place where the primary reality is the sheer, unadorned distance of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 180° S
Narrows Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 270° W
Guide Rock Diverson Dam (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 103° E
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 190° S
Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 272° W
Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 23.0 mi, 288° W
Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 23.9 mi, 332° NW
Nuckolls County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 101° E
Crystal Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 009° N
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 117° SE
Indian Raids Historical Marker (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 055° NE
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 31.6 mi, 028° NE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 33.7 mi, 044° NE
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 018° N
Heritage Room Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 072° E
Statue of Liberty Replica (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 204° SW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 001° N
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 35.5 mi, 012° N
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 35.6 mi, 269° W
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 012° N
Glen Elder State Park (State Park) — 39.9 mi, 169° S
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 173° S
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 41.0 mi, 167° S
Bison Statue (Public Artwork) — 41.4 mi, 165° S
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.4 mi, 350° N · 642 acres
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 48.4 mi, 242° SW
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 339° N
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 50.3 mi, 110° E
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 033° NE · 324 acres
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 55.8 mi, 008° N

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