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Stuart Nebraska Map

Explore Stuart, 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 Stuart, Nebraska

How to Use This Stuart, Nebraska Map

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

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.

CityStuart
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyHolt County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.599168
Longitude-99.142601
Population486
Density137.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68780
Area Code402
County SeatO'Neill
School DistrictStuart Public Schools

About Stuart, Nebraska

Stuart is a locality in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 137.3 people per km². Stuart is located at 42.5992°N, 99.1426°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stuart is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68780.

Stuart emerges from the vast expanse of the northern Nebraska prairie as a quiet congregation of rooftops anchored against the relentless, open horizon. It lies 96.6 miles west-northwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 295°T), and is situated 27.0 miles west-northwest of O'Neill. The Elkhorn River traces a deliberate path through the landscape nearby, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian green that interrupts the muted palette of the surrounding grasses. The air here holds a distinctive clarity, sharpened by the absence of obstruction, allowing the light at dusk to stretch long and violet across the plains. Eight miles away, the waters of Atkinson Lake provide a modest break in the terrestrial monotony, while the nearby Atkinson State Recreation Area offers a reprieve of managed wilderness. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the terrain shifts into the rugged, undulating memory of the earth, eventually finding its way toward the basin of Cedar Gulch, where the land deepens into more pronounced shadow.

Stuart functions as a vital artery for the region’s cattle industry, where the economy is measured in the seasonal rhythms of grazing and the hard-won yields of the soil. The infrastructure of the locality remains tethered to the agricultural heritage that defined its early settlement, with grain silos and metal barns standing as the primary architecture of the horizon. Life in Stuart moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, dictated by the cycles of the climate and the long-standing traditions of the ranching families who inhabit the plateau. While the pace of modern existence pulls at the edges of the plains, the character of the place remains firmly rooted in the endurance of those who work the land, finding a quiet beauty in the persistent struggle against the wind and the vast, unyielding sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Atkinson State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 120° SE
  • Sturdevant-McKee Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 120° SE
  • Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.4 mi, 219° SW
  • Long Pine State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.9 mi, 263° W
  • Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.1 mi, 112° E
  • John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.6 mi, 218° SW · 4,806 acres
  • Sellors-Barton Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 265° W
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ne (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 246° SW · 968 acres
  • Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.9 mi, 288° W · 185 acres
  • Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 39.4 mi, 021° N
  • Ainsworth Army Air Field Historical Marker (Monument) — 43.3 mi, 268° W
  • Yankton Sioux Monument (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 059° NE
  • Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 51.7 mi, 103° E
  • Battling Rhinos (Public Artwork) — 51.7 mi, 103° E
  • Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 55.0 mi, 078° E
  • Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 56.4 mi, 090° E
  • Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 56.4 mi, 180° S
  • Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 56.5 mi, 180° S
  • Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 57.4 mi, 079° E
  • Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 58.7 mi, 192° S
  • Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 58.9 mi, 169° S
  • Smith Falls State Park (State Park) — 62.3 mi, 289° W
  • Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 67.0 mi, 289° W · 4,631 acres
  • Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 74.0 mi, 227° SW · 141k acres
  • Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 78.4 mi, 349° N

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About This Stuart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stuart, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.599168, -99.142601. 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 Stuart includes the ZIP code (68780), telephone area code (402), county seat of Holt County (O'Neill), and school district assignment (Stuart Public 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.