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Roscoe Nebraska Map

Explore Roscoe, 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 Roscoe, Nebraska

How to Use This Roscoe, Nebraska Map

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

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	Roscoe
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Keith County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	41.130548
Longitude	-101.585727
Population	44
Density	108.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	69153
Area Code	308
County Seat	Ogallala
School District	Ogallala Public Schools

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About Roscoe, Nebraska

Roscoe is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 44. The population density is 108.2 people per km². Roscoe is located at 41.1305°N, 101.5857°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 69153.

Roscoe anchors itself to the flat, expansive plains where the sky asserts a dominance over the horizon that makes the earth feel secondary. It lies 42.7 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Ogallala. The South Platte River traces a slow, shallow path through the terrain less than a mile from the center, its water carving a quiet line through the prairie grasses that shift in pale, rhythmic waves under the wind. To the north, the land rises into the subtle creases of Roscoe Draw, while the wider landscape remains defined by the vast, open intensity of the Nebraska light, which turns a bruised purple during the long, hushed transitions of dusk.

Roscoe maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the surrounding cattle country and the demands of agricultural labor. The rhythm of the days here is measured by the steady, utilitarian pulse of the local economy, which finds its roots in the endurance of the plains and the legacy of pioneer enterprise. Residents often look toward the nearby Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area or the waters of Ogallala Lake to break the stillness of the work week, finding a different kind of solitude in the open expanse of the reservoirs. While the world beyond the horizon continues its frantic acceleration, Roscoe remains a place where the stillness of the grass and the persistence of the river define the character of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ash Hollow Historical Marker (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 231° SW
Ogallala Historical Marker (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 231° SW
Court House Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff Historical Marker (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 232° SW
Escape of the Northern Cheyenne Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 267° W
Alkali Station historical marker (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 094° E
Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 321° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 267° W
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 320° NW
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 328° NW
Nebraska National Trails Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 267° W
Petrified Wood Gallery (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 267° W
Western Diamonds Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 274° W
Williams Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 280° W
Ogallala Strip Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 262° W
North Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 080° E
Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 250° W
Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 350° N
Pony Express (Public Artwork) — 36.5 mi, 252° W
Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 254° W
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 43.0 mi, 090° E
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 43.0 mi, 089° E
Cody Park Railroad Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 088° E
Garden County Museum (Museum) — 43.8 mi, 296° NW
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 46.2 mi, 267° W
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.2 mi, 322° NW · 93k acres
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 49.2 mi, 322° NW · 24k acres
Lariat Auditorium (Theatre) — 68.8 mi, 024° NE
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 71.9 mi, 051° NE · 141k acres

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