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Tecumseh Nebraska Map

Explore Tecumseh, 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 Tecumseh, Nebraska

How to Use This Tecumseh, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.366667
Longitude	-96.19612
Population	1,694
Density	432.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68450
Area Code	402
County Seat	Tecumseh
School District	Johnson County Central Public Schools

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About Tecumseh, Nebraska

Tecumseh is a locality in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,694. The population density is 432.9 people per km². Tecumseh is located at 40.3667°N, 96.1961°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tecumseh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68450.

Tecumseh anchors itself firmly amidst the vast, undulating prairie where the North Fork Big Nemaha River carves a slow, deliberate path through the loess soil. It lies 29.8 miles east-northeast of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 77°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Auburn. The horizon serves as the primary fact of life here, a sweeping line that separates the deep, bruised purples of a gathering dusk from the golden stubble of the surrounding fields. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Spring Creek Reservoir 8-A mirror the expansive, cloud-streaked sky, while the nearby Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of brush and timber that shifts in color with the turning of the seasons. The air holds a distinct clarity, sharp with the scent of turned earth and the dry, metallic tang of the coming winter frost.

Tecumseh emerged from the nineteenth-century push into the plains, growing into a seat of regional governance centered around the steady, rhythmic tolling of the county-seat clock tower. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture, with the daily movement of grain and machinery dictating the pace of commerce along the shaded storefronts. Generations have built their lives upon this fertile ground, balancing the demands of modern industry with a deep, ancestral memory of the pioneer struggle to tame the wild grasses. Even now, the town maintains a deliberate stillness, an enduring quality of permanence that persists long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Johnson County Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 145° SE
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
Osage Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 344° N
Table Rock Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 158° S
Table Rock Argus (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 158° S
Phillips 66 (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 174° S
Pawnee City Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 171° S
Pawnee County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 173° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 18.4 mi, 083° E
Rockford Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 245° SW
Peru State College Historical Marker (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 073° E
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 073° E
Kansas Bend (State Recreation Area) — 26.0 mi, 066° NE
The Climbing Tree (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 037° NE
J. Sterling Morton Monument (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 038° NE
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 28.2 mi, 042° NE
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 086° E
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 086° E
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 28.9 mi, 308° NW
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 257° W
Underbridge Mario (Public Artwork) — 30.0 mi, 255° W
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 308° NW
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 32.8 mi, 103° E
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 32.9 mi, 052° NE
Church Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 320° NW
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.2 mi, 110° E · 15k acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.6 mi, 007° N · 16k acres

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