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Thurston Nebraska Map

Explore Thurston, 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 Thurston, Nebraska

How to Use This Thurston, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	42.17722
Longitude	-96.70087
Population	116
Density	158.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68062
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Pender
School District	Pender Public Schools

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About Thurston, Nebraska

Thurston is a locality in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 158.3 people per km². Thurston is located at 42.1772°N, 96.7009°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Thurston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68062.

Thurston endures as a quiet convergence of open sky and earth, defined by the persistent, low-slung presence of Middle Creek as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 25.2 miles southwest of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 216°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-southeast of Wayne. The horizon here acts as the primary fact of life, a vast and unyielding line that separates the heavy, fertile soil from the pale, expansive dome of the Nebraska atmosphere. Across the surrounding plains, the land rises and falls in long, muscular swells that catch the light of the setting sun, turning the dry grasses into a shimmering, muted bronze. While the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill suggests a rugged terrain further afield, the immediate surroundings remain governed by the steady, rhythmic cycles of the prairie, where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of damp earth and coming weather.

Thurston maintains a character forged by the legacy of the railroad and the persistent demands of agriculture, which continue to anchor the daily industry of the region. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, deliberate pace of the morning. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the geography opens toward the distant Basswood Ridge Wildlife Management Area and the broader, placid reaches of Overfelt Reservoir, both of which offer a stillness that mirrors the town’s own reserved demeanor. Life in Thurston unfolds without fanfare, defined by the weight of generations who recognized that the true value of this place lies not in grand monuments, but in the reliable turn of the seasons and the sturdy, unadorned endurance of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Heritage Museum of Thurston County (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 185° S
Blue Ox (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 189° S
Graves Library Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 307° NW
O'Connor House Museum Complex (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 051° NE
Basswood Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 040° NE
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 283° W
The Willow Bowl (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 285° W
Rice Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 286° W
Wayne County Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 284° W
Wisner Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 220° SW
Mission Bend (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 083° E
Snyder Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 065° NE
Caboose (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 144° SE
Dakota City (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 041° NE
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 102° E
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 102° E
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 102° E
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.0 mi, 019° N
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 044° NE
Stone State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 026° NE
This Is Sioux CIty (Public Artwork) — 26.9 mi, 035° NE
The Block (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 034° NE
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 28.2 mi, 000° N
Warren Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 33.8 mi, 000° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 39.1 mi, 341° N · 870 acres
Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 39.6 mi, 341° N
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.1 mi, 142° SE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.8 mi, 143° SE · 7,936 acres

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