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Richland Nebraska Map

Explore Richland, 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 Richland, Nebraska

How to Use This Richland, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.435566
Longitude	-97.212538
Population	70
Density	126.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68601
Area Code	402
County Seat	Schuyler
School District	Schuyler Community Schools

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About Richland, Nebraska

Richland is a locality in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 70. The population density is 126.3 people per km². Richland is located at 41.4356°N, 97.2125°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68601.

Richland rests upon the flat, expansive floor of the Nebraska plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 8.1 miles east of Columbus, NE (from Columbus, NE: bearing 87°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Schuyler. The horizon acts as the primary fact of life here, a sharp, unyielding line that separates the pale, sun-bleached grass from the vast expanse of the atmosphere. A mile away, the quiet, winding course of Lost Creek carves a thin ribbon through the soil, while the surface of Lake McAllister lies only two miles off, reflecting the immense, shifting clouds that drift over the prairie. On clear days, the distant silhouette of Brewery Hill rises nine miles away, a faint, elevated reminder of the rugged terrain that exists beyond the immediate, leveled fields of the local landscape.

Richland emerged from the early push of pioneer settlement, finding its purpose in the fertile potential of the soil and the steady labor of those who broke the sod. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, defined by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of everyday life. Residents often gather for quiet recreation at Powerhouse Park, six miles distant, where the landscape offers a reprieve from the relentless productivity of the surrounding grain fields. The character of Richland is forged in the silence of the long, gray winters and the intense, golden heat of midsummer, maintaining a humble existence that values the endurance of its people over the clamor of a more hurried world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wunderlichts (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 272° W
Powerhouse Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 286° W
Loup Public Power District Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 291° W
Columbus Powerhouse historical marker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 287° W
Whitetail Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 109° E
Wilderness Park Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 281° W
Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 267° W
Pawnee Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 262° W
Platte County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 269° W
Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 084° E
Schuyler Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 087° E
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 288° W
Butler County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 162° S
Clarkson Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 013° N
Howells Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 029° NE
Stage (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 222° SW
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 090° E
Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 32.5 mi, 109° E
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 32.7 mi, 090° E
The Light Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 36.5 mi, 170° S
Eppley Auditorium (Theatre) — 37.5 mi, 090° E
Main Street 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 37.7 mi, 088° E
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 44.5 mi, 294° NW
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 45.0 mi, 150° SE
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 50.0 mi, 149° SE
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 53.9 mi, 120° SE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.2 mi, 084° E · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.7 mi, 089° E · 7,936 acres

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