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Rulo Nebraska Map

Explore Rulo, 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 Rulo, Nebraska

How to Use This Rulo, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.051945
Longitude	-95.426925
Population	145
Density	89.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68431
Area Code	402
County Seat	Falls City
School District	Falls City Public Schools

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About Rulo, Nebraska

Rulo is a locality in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 89.1 people per km². Rulo is located at 40.0519°N, 95.4269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rulo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68431.

Rulo occupies a quiet, green fold of the earth where the Missouri River carves a slow, deliberate boundary against the eastern edge of the state. It lies 35.6 miles southwest of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Falls City. The landscape here is defined by a deep, riparian vitality, where the heavy, dark soil of the river bottom meets the rising bluffs that hold back the sky. To the west, the horizon remains the primary fact of life, an expansive, open canvas that catches the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the fields. Beyond the immediate banks of the Missouri River, the terrain shifts into a series of broken, wooded ridges, and thirteen miles to the west, the faint, blue silhouette of Pigeon Ridge anchors the distant view, a reminder of the geologic patience required to shape this corner of the prairie.

Rulo carries the weight of a frontier history in its quiet streets, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal pulses of the river. The local character is tempered by the nearby presence of the Margrave Wildlife Management Area, where the land is returned to a wilder, more intentional state, offering a sanctuary for migratory birds and the quiet rustle of tallgrass. Life in Rulo moves with a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic haste of urban centers, favoring a steady, agrarian existence that finds its reflection in the stillness of Big Lake just a few miles away. Here, the work of the day is often measured by the changing color of the crops and the way the evening air settles over the timber, leaving the residents to cultivate a life that is as enduring as the river itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Margrave Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 221° SW
Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 059° NE
Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 154° SE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.3 mi, 063° NE · 15k acres
Richardson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 276° W
Richardson County Military History Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 274° W
John Philip Falter Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 274° W
Dallas Jones Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 271° W
Brown (Bob) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 119° SE
Stanton Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 277° W
Mccormack Loess Mounds (Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 091° E
Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 016° N
First Oil Well Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 274° W
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 169° S
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 338° N
Brown State Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 168° S
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 201° S
Grave of Homer White (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 202° S
HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 190° S
Brown County Ag Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 200° S
Frances Sewell Plamann History Center (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 203° SW
Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 203° SW
Nelson Rogers Residence (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 135° SE
Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 26.1 mi, 191° S
Kansas Historical Marker - Troy (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 132° SE
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 333° NW
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 333° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 092° E · 3,906 acres
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 331° NW

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