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Silver Creek Nebraska Map

Explore Silver Creek, 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 Silver Creek, Nebraska

How to Use This Silver Creek, Nebraska Map

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

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	Silver Creek
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Merrick County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.308903
Longitude	-97.657829
Population	320
Density	449.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68663
Area Code	402
County Seat	Central City
School District	Twin River Public Schools

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About Silver Creek, Nebraska

Silver Creek is a locality in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 449.3 people per km². Silver Creek is located at 41.3089°N, 97.6578°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Silver Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68663.

Silver Creek emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Platte River valley, where the horizon remains the primary fact of life for any soul standing under its immense sky. It lies 17.2 miles west-southwest of Columbus, NE (from Columbus, NE: bearing 241°T), and is situated 30.7 miles north of York. The landscape surrounding Silver Creek is defined by the steady, unhurried persistence of the eponymous Silver Creek, a waterway that cuts through the flat plains and provides a vital artery for the surrounding agricultural fields. Two miles to the north, the Bruce Cowgill Wildlife Management Area offers a quiet sanctuary of native grasses and riparian corridors, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the fence lines into long, violet shadows. Five miles away, the surface of Burritt Reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds, acting as a glass pane that captures the stillness of the prairie air.

Economic life in Silver Creek remains deeply rooted in the soil, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of the days. The town serves as a quiet center for the surrounding farmsteads, where the labor of generations has smoothed the earth into productive rows of corn and soybeans. Small grain elevators stand as sentinels against the sky, marking the intersection of local commerce and the wider reach of the rails. The people here maintain a steady, grounded pace, finding a particular beauty in the way the wind moves through the tallgrass or the honest, utilitarian architecture that defines the streetscape. History lingers in the plain, sturdy buildings, reflecting a pioneer spirit that values resilience over adornment and community over the transient nature of modern trends.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bruce Cowgill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 061° NE
Don Dworak Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 330° NW
Duncan 1871-1971 Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 057° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 145° SE
Stage (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 167° S
Bradshaw Park (Local Recreation) — 16.4 mi, 059° NE
Pawnee Park (Local Park) — 16.6 mi, 062° NE
Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 284° W
Platte County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 061° NE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 051° NE
Wilderness Park Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 18.6 mi, 057° NE
York County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 23.1 mi, 192° S
Butler County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 098° E
Anna Bemis Palmer Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 173° S
Clayton Museum of Ancient History (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 172° S
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 326° NW
Schuyler/Colfax County Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 073° E
Crossing the Plains Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 34.0 mi, 171° S
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 201° S · 324 acres
Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 45.6 mi, 120° SE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 45.7 mi, 236° SW
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.2 mi, 232° SW
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 54.6 mi, 124° SE
Pahuk (Historic Ruins) — 55.6 mi, 081° E
Pohawk Point (Viewpoint) — 56.5 mi, 081° E
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 58.7 mi, 129° SE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.9 mi, 234° SW · 642 acres

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