Stamford Nebraska Map
Explore Stamford, 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 Stamford, Nebraska
How to Use This Stamford, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stamford, 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 Stamford.
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 | Stamford |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Harlan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.133065 |
| Longitude | -99.592887 |
| Population | 158 |
| Density | 128.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68977 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| County Seat | Alma |
| School District | Southern Valley Schools |
About Stamford, Nebraska
Stamford is a locality in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 128.7 people per km². Stamford is located at 40.1331°N, 99.5929°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stamford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68977.Stamford occupies a vast, open expanse where the sky asserts its dominance over the terrestrial world, flattening the horizon into a sharp, unending line of amber and slate. It lies 45.4 miles south of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 170°T), and is situated 24.3 miles south-southwest of Holdrege. The landscape here consists of expansive plains that transition into subtle, wind-swept rises, characterized by the resilient grasses that have anchored this soil for centuries. Only a mile away, the quiet, persistent current of Sappa Creek carves a narrow, verdant path through the earth, offering a slender ribbon of moisture to the surrounding fields. When the light of dusk descends, the shadows stretch thin and long across the land, and one can occasionally discern the distant, hazy silhouette of Union Ridge pushing against the far edge of the sky.
Stamford remains defined by the rhythm of the agricultural cycle, where the prosperity of the soil dictates the pulse of daily life. The proximity of Harlan County Lake, only five miles away, serves as a vital point of reprieve for residents who gather there to witness the seasonal migration of birds or simply to find stillness by the water. Nearby, Stamford Reservoir 3-A catches the morning sun, reflecting the immense Nebraska sky in its calm, shallow basin. The economy continues to rely on the sturdy traditions of grain cultivation and livestock, preserving a way of life that values endurance and the quiet labor of the seasons. Despite the shifting demands of the modern era, the people of Stamford maintain a deep, unspoken connection to the land that shaped their forebears, finding a distinct, austere beauty in the persistence of their own small corner of the prairie.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 094° E
- Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 101° E
- Burton's Bend Wildlife Managenemt Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 340° N
- Oxford Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 323° NW
- Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 17.2 mi, 016° N
- Gosper County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 23.7 mi, 353° N
- Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 026° NE
- Norton Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 218° SW
- Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 220° SW
- Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 151° SE
- Cambridge Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 289° W
- Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 094° E
- Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 43.6 mi, 032° NE
- Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 44.7 mi, 034° NE
- Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 351° N
- Dobytown Historical Marker (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 039° NE
- Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 033° NE
- Webster State Park (State Park) — 49.7 mi, 170° S
- Robert Henri Museum (Museum) — 54.2 mi, 338° N
- Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 57.6 mi, 111° E
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About This Stamford Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stamford, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.133065, -99.592887. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Stamford includes the ZIP code (68977), telephone area code (308), county seat of Harlan County (Alma), and school district assignment (Southern Valley Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
