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Venango Nebraska Map

Explore Venango, 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 Venango, Nebraska

How to Use This Venango, Nebraska Map

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

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	Venango
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Perkins County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.763608
Longitude	-102.040738
Population	157
Density	80.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	69168
Area Code	308
County Seat	Grant
School District	Perkins County Schools

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About Venango, Nebraska

Venango is a locality in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 80.1 people per km². Venango is located at 40.7636°N, 102.0407°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Venango is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69168.

Venango occupies a portion of the high plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching in a vast, pale dome over the expanse of shortgrass prairie. It lies 71.1 miles west-southwest of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 250°T), and is situated 18.5 miles northeast of Holyoke. The terrain holds a quiet, austere geometry, defined by the subtle shifts in elevation that catch the long, golden shadows of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Sand Creek marks the landscape, its banks lined with the muted colors of native grasses that sway in the persistent wind. Further out, the horizon remains the primary fact of existence, interrupted only by the distant silhouette of Goddard Peak, a faint suggestion of stone against the infinite blue.

Venango maintains a rhythmic, steady life centered on the cycles of agriculture and the patient labor of those who cultivate the surrounding soil. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the land, drawing sustenance from the deep, fertile earth that has supported generations of settlers. Eight miles away, the geography shifts toward the basin of Sand Draw and the waters of Sand Creek Reservoir, areas that provide a necessary respite from the heat of the growing season. Those seeking the quietude of the natural world often turn toward the Sand Draw State Wildlife Area, where the stillness of the prairie mirrors the unpretentious character of the people who call Venango home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sand Draw State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 303° NW
Colorado Northeast Corner (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 358° N
Swept Away (Public Artwork) — 17.8 mi, 322° NW
Pony Express historical trail marker (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 322° NW
Pony Express State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 318° NW
Julesburg Depot Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 323° NW
Big Springs Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 335° NW
Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 335° NW
Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 335° NW
Champion Water Powered Mill Historical Marker (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 143° SE
Chase County Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 143° SE
Petrified Wood Gallery (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 034° NE
Nebraska National Trails Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 034° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 30.5 mi, 035° NE
Chappell Memorial Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.0 mi, 316° NW
Enders Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 33.0 mi, 134° SE
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 36.5 mi, 032° NE
Lodgepole Depot Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 311° NW
Garden County Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 340° N
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 51.3 mi, 064° NE
Pleasant Hill School (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 55.7 mi, 176° S
German Plains School (Historic Ruins) — 60.6 mi, 178° S
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.3 mi, 352° N · 93k acres
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 62.3 mi, 352° N · 24k acres
North Sterling State Park (State Park) — 64.0 mi, 272° W
AMC Classic North Platte 6 (Cinema) — 71.3 mi, 069° E
Neville Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 71.7 mi, 068° E
Bonny Lake State Park/South Republican State Wildlife Area (State Park) — 77.8 mi, 186° S

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