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Rockville Nebraska Map

Explore Rockville, 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 Rockville, Nebraska

How to Use This Rockville, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.118345
Longitude	-98.831747
Population	89
Density	154.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68871
Area Code	308
County Seat	Loup City
School District	Loup City Public Schools

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About Rockville, Nebraska

Rockville is a locality in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 154.8 people per km². Rockville is located at 41.1183°N, 98.8317°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68871.

Rockville occupies a quiet stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon defines the limits of the day and the sky feels vast enough to contain every change in the weather. It lies 28.8 miles west-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 298°T), and is situated 31.7 miles north-northeast of Kearney. Rock Creek carves a shallow, persistent path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a steady, muted purpose that mirrors the slow pace of the surrounding landscape. Beyond the town, the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of prairie grass, giving way to the deeper, more sheltered contours of Antelope Valley ten miles to the west. On clear evenings, the light stretches thin and golden across the fields, casting long shadows that emphasize the texture of the soil and the stark, honest simplicity of the open expanse.

Rockville maintains a character forged by the demands of agriculture and the resilience required to thrive in the heart of the Great Plains. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, as the rhythms of the grain elevator and the seasonal movement of cattle shape the daily life of those who remain. While the stillness of the region suggests a place apart from time, the influence of the nearby Sherman Reservoir provides a vital space for the land to breathe, offering a local connection to the water that sustains the wider territory. Though the reach of the world may feel distant, the people of Rockville find a specific, enduring value in the proximity of the earth, the reliability of the creek, and the quiet weight of a landscape that has been worked by generations of hands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 207° SW
Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 207° SW
Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 12.3 mi, 344° N
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 058° NE
Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 327° NW
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 323° NW
Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 086° E
Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 125° SE
Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 071° E
Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 071° E
Gruber House (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 071° E
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 157° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 163° S · 642 acres
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 27.9 mi, 118° SE
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.2 mi, 180° S
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 123° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 155° SE
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 28.8 mi, 160° S
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 33.3 mi, 128° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 209° SW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 155° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 43.6 mi, 147° SE
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 44.7 mi, 354° N
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 48.8 mi, 145° SE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.6 mi, 117° SE · 324 acres
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 53.2 mi, 328° NW
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 047° NE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 61.6 mi, 140° SE

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