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Steele City Nebraska Map

Explore Steele City, 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 Steele City, Nebraska

How to Use This Steele City, Nebraska Map

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

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	Steele City
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.037782
Longitude	-97.024753
Population	44
Density	72.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68440
Area Code	402
County Seat	Fairbury
School District	Diller-Odell Public Schools

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About Steele City, Nebraska

Steele City is a locality in Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 44. The population density is 72.9 people per km². Steele City is located at 40.0378°N, 97.0248°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Steele City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68440.

Steele City emerges from the vast, open Nebraska prairie as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon acts as the primary authority of the landscape. It lies 21.6 miles southwest of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 223°T), and is situated 10.7 miles southeast of Fairbury. Steele City rests a mile from the Little Blue River, which carves a modest, persistent path through the surrounding fields, while the slightly more rugged elevations of Steele City Canyon rise three miles to the west. The air here holds the dry, expansive scent of tallgrass, and as the sun begins its slow descent, the light catches the dust of the plains, turning the gray-green stalks into a shimmering, brittle gold. For those seeking the quietude of the land, Clapp Reservoir lies two miles away, offering a still, reflective surface that mirrors the immense, cloud-streaked canopy of the Midwestern sky.

History lingers in the quietude of these plains, echoing the era of pioneers who once navigated the nearby Rock Creek Station Trails. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil, with agriculture shaping the daily lives of those who work the vast, patterned fields that stretch toward the distant edges of the world. While the bustle of larger centers feels a lifetime away, the area retains a sturdy, functional character, punctuated by the proximity of the Rock Glen Wildlife Management Area four miles out, where the native prairie finds a protected sanctuary. Life moves with an unforced cadence here, defined by the seasonal cycles of the harvest and the enduring, silent presence of the plains that have watched over Steele City since its founding.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rock Glen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 333° NW
Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 338° N
Oregon Trail Marker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 113° SE
Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 089° E
Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 214° SW
Jefferson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 310° NW
Mcnish Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 313° NW
Fiarbury City Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 309° NW
Immanuel Lutheran School Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 118° SE
Sixth Principal Meridian (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 262° W
Professional Surveyors Of The United States (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 262° W
Homestead Land Grant (Conservation Area) — 19.2 mi, 030° NE
Where Did Homesteaders Get Groceries? (Viewpoint) — 19.8 mi, 030° NE
Homestead National Monument Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 031° NE
Underbridge Mario (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 044° NE
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 043° NE
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.2 mi, 343° N · 124 acres
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 30.2 mi, 314° NW
Tuttle Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.3 mi, 142° SE
Wilber Czech Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 006° N
Tobias Community Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 328° NW
Monument to the Ice Age (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 142° SE
Amphitheatre (Arts Centre) — 35.0 mi, 246° SW
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 006° N
Tuttle Creek State Parks (State Park) — 43.5 mi, 159° S
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 45.2 mi, 027° NE
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 46.1 mi, 024° NE
Brown Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 46.8 mi, 227° SW
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 54.3 mi, 260° W
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.8 mi, 316° NW · 324 acres

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