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Shelton Nebraska Map

Explore Shelton, 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 Shelton, Nebraska

How to Use This Shelton, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.779181
Longitude	-98.730908
Population	1,034
Density	410.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68876
Area Code	308
County Seat	Kearney
School District	Shelton Public Schools

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About Shelton, Nebraska

Shelton is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,034. The population density is 410.7 people per km². Shelton is located at 40.7792°N, 98.7309°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shelton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68876.

Shelton emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Great Plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, defined primarily by the slow, persistent passage of the Wood River. It lies 19.2 miles east-northeast of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 73°T), and is situated 22.7 miles west-southwest of Grand Island. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, though the distant Topeka Peak marks the edge of the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the endless, golden stretches of prairie grasses that shift with the wind. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape softens into the low-lying reaches of Buckeye Valley, where the light at dusk flattens the earth into a deep, bruised violet. Moisture collects in the nearby Hall County Waterfowl Production Area, a sanctuary where the air is heavy with the rustle of wings and the damp, cool scent of earth that has never known the salt of a tide.

Shelton draws its lifeblood from the heavy, fertile silt of the plains, maintaining an economy that remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest and the seasonal migrations of the region. The history of the place is written in the steel of the rails and the persistent industry of those who cultivate the surrounding fields, turning the stubborn ground into a source of sustenance. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by the quiet stillness of the Rhoadarmer Reservoir, a place where the water mirrors the vast, empty clarity of the Nebraska sky. In the cool hours of the morning, when the mist clings to the riverbanks, Shelton reveals a profound, unadorned beauty that exists not in monuments, but in the honest, enduring connection between the people and the expanse of the land they occupy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.8 mi, 117° SE · 642 acres
War Axe State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 180° S
Denman Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 174° S
Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 066° NE
Martins Reach Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 124° SE
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 129° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 139° SE
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 250° W
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 228° SW
Susan O. Hail Grave (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 174° S
Lowell Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 214° SW
Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.6 mi, 160° S
Patriot Park (Local Park) — 15.4 mi, 257° W
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 137° SE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 260° W
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 068° E
Sandhill Cranes (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 251° W
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 059° NE
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 124° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 22.8 mi, 125° SE
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 252° W
Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 25.8 mi, 182° S
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 125° SE
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 28.1 mi, 126° SE
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 010° N
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.4 mi, 091° E · 324 acres
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 41.9 mi, 124° SE
Stage (Theatre) — 63.5 mi, 068° E
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 66.2 mi, 173° S
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 68.6 mi, 351° N

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