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Sprague Nebraska Map

Explore Sprague, 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 Sprague, Nebraska

How to Use This Sprague, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.625835
Longitude	-96.744743
Population	136
Density	519.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68438
Area Code	402
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Crete Public Schools

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About Sprague, Nebraska

Sprague is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 519.9 people per km². Sprague is located at 40.6258°N, 96.7447°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sprague is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68438.

Sprague occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon defines the limits of the sky. It lies 12.7 miles south-southwest of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 199°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west of Hickman. Salt Creek meanders through the landscape, its channel carving a subtle path through the earth less than a mile from the center of the village. A mile away, the quiet surface of Salt Creek Reservoir U-36 reflects the shifting patterns of clouds that drift over the vast, open fields. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the barns and silos punctuating the distance. Two miles to the east, the Bluestem Recreation Area offers a wide stretch of prairie grasses that sway in the persistent wind, grounding the region in a landscape that feels both immense and intimate.

Sprague grew from the necessity of the rail and the promise of the surrounding agricultural soil, serving as a point of connection for those working the land. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with the local pace dictated by the seasonal requirements of wheat and corn. While the Hickman Trail lies five miles away, drawing those who seek a longer path through the countryside, the life of Sprague remains centered on the modest intersections and the small, deliberate movements of its residents. History here is kept in the way the fences have weathered and the persistence of the local roads, which cross the plains with a directness that ignores the complications of the terrain. The character of the place is found in the stillness of a summer evening, when the light turns a pale gold and the land feels as though it has been exactly this way for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluestem Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 270° W
Bluestem Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 280° W
Bluestem State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 284° W
Bluestem Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 284° W
Killdeer Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 345° N
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 067° NE
Schaefer Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 074° E
Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 108° E
Jamaica North Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 034° NE
Hiking Trails (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 104° E
Wilderness Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 031° NE
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 094° E
Bobcat Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 326° NW
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 347° N
Harrington Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 352° N
Smoke Signal (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 355° N
Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 035° NE
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 269° W
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 010° N
Union College Rockpile (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 025° NE
Goodhue Boulevard (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 011° N
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 017° N
Veterans Memorial Garden (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 018° N
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 006° N
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 009° N
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 009° N
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 011° N
University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 009° N
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 234° SW · 124 acres
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 35.0 mi, 039° NE

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