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Upland Nebraska Map

Explore Upland, 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 Upland, Nebraska

How to Use This Upland, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.318625
Longitude	-98.90119
Population	125
Density	117.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68981
Area Code	308
County Seat	Franklin
School District	Minden Public Schools

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About Upland, Nebraska

Upland is a locality in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 117.4 people per km². Upland is located at 40.3186°N, 98.9012°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Upland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68981.

Upland emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Great Plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil where the horizon dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 28.0 miles south-southeast of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 160°T), and is situated 12.7 miles south of Minden. The landscape surrounding Upland is defined by the persistent, flat reach of the prairie, broken only by the subtle shifts in terrain that pull the eye toward the distant silhouette of Lookout Mountain. Two miles to the south, the Little Blue River traces a thin, winding path through the silt, while the nearby Bertrand Reservoir reflects the immense, cloud-streaked Nebraska sky with a clarity that turns the water into a mirror for the passing seasons. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light here stretches thin and golden, catching the blades of tallgrass until the entire plain seems to hold its breath in a momentary, amber stillness.

History clings to the grain of the soil in Upland, where the legacy of pioneer agriculture remains the bedrock of the local economy. The surrounding fields serve as a testament to a long-standing commitment to cultivation, with the cycles of planting and harvest anchoring the lives of those who remain. Eight miles away, the Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated character that persists at the fringes of the farmland. Life in Upland moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of the seasons, maintaining a sturdy, modest identity forged from the labor of the land and the vastness of the space it occupies.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 048° NE
Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 201° S
Northeast Sacramento Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 327° NW
Wetland Habitat Restoration, Protection, Enhancement (Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 026° NE
Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 190° S
Sacramento-wilcox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 281° W
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 227° SW
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 353° N
Lowell Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 007° N
Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 22.9 mi, 222° SW
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 349° N
Windmill State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.8 mi, 007° N
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 335° NW
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 292° W
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 331° NW
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 047° NE
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 006° N
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 341° N
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 021° N · 642 acres
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 33.5 mi, 056° NE
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 054° NE
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 062° NE
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 35.1 mi, 064° NE
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 153° SE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 44.5 mi, 079° E
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 44.8 mi, 210° SW
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 48.2 mi, 035° NE
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 50.6 mi, 032° NE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.8 mi, 059° NE · 324 acres
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 61.2 mi, 156° SE

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