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Roca Nebraska Map

Explore Roca, 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 Roca, Nebraska

How to Use This Roca, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.657501
Longitude	-96.658073
Population	201
Density	558.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68430
Area Code	402
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Norris School District 160

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About Roca, Nebraska

Roca is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 558.3 people per km². Roca is located at 40.6575°N, 96.6581°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roca is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68430.

Roca defines itself by the slow, deliberate crawl of Salt Creek, which carves a shallow, winding path through the heavy prairie soil. It lies 9.9 miles south of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 177°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-northwest of Hickman. The landscape around Roca stretches toward a wide, unblinking horizon, where the tallgrass prairie shivers under the weight of an immense, cloud-streaked sky. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of the Roca Subwatershead Reservoir catches the amber light of late afternoon, reflecting the stillness of the surrounding plains. To the west, the land rises into subtle, wind-swept undulations, offering a vantage point where the scent of dry earth and ripening grain lingers in the air. This expanse is marked by the Schaefer Tract, an austere stretch of preserved land that keeps the memory of the wild grass intact against the encroachment of modern industry.

History in Roca persists in the quiet endurance of its geography, which long ago dictated the patterns of settlement for those who arrived to break the stubborn sod. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of daily life more surely than any clock. Those who wander the area may find their way to the Hickman Trail, a path that invites travelers to trace the older routes that once connected these isolated homesteads to the wider world. Life in Roca maintains a steady, unremarkable grace, valuing the solidity of the soil and the clarity of the air above the noise of more crowded places. It is a location of profound patience, where the light at dusk turns the fields into a deep, bruised violet, marking the end of another day spent working the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Schaefer Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 215° SW
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 234° SW
Jamaica North Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 329° NW
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 2.9 mi, 153° SE
Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 336° NW
Wagon Train Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 103° E
Wagon Train Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 103° E
Wagon Train State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 103° E
Stagecoach Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 177° S
Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 165° S
Hiking Trails (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 165° S
Stagecoach Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 174° S
Jensen Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 034° NE
Pine Lake (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 011° N
Billy Wolff Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 033° NE
Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 014° N
Union College Rockpile (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 002° N
Woods Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 003° N
Pioneer Woman (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 355° N
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 343° N
William Jennings Bryan (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 002° N
Veterans Memorial Garden (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 355° N
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 355° N
Harrington Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 322° NW
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 10.1 mi, 012° N
Hands-On Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 10.2 mi, 323° NW
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 350° N
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 348° N
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 348° N
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 344° N

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