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Washington Nebraska Map

Explore Washington, 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 Washington, Nebraska

How to Use This Washington, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.397497
Longitude	-96.208075
Population	129
Density	243.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68068
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Blair
School District	Bennington Public Schools

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About Washington, Nebraska

Washington is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 243.0 people per km². Washington is located at 41.3975°N, 96.2081°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68068.

Washington unfolds across the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, winding path of Washington Creek. It lies 15.1 miles north-northwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 349°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northeast of Valley. The landscape here favors the vast, open horizon, where the light at dusk stretches thin and amber over the prairie grass, casting long, lean shadows that seem to anchor the terrain to the earth. Two miles away, the surface of Newport Landing Lake holds a mirror to the shifting clouds, providing a still, reflective reprieve from the rhythmic motion of the wind across the fields. The air carries the scent of dry soil and coming rain, a clean, sharp atmosphere that distinguishes the local climate from the more humid reaches of the country.

Washington exists as a quiet testament to the agricultural persistence that settled these high, grassy reaches of the state. The local economy remains deeply tied to the fertile soil and the seasonal cycles of the harvest, with the daily life of the residents moving in cadence with the demands of the land. Not far from the center of activity, Johns-Bohn Park offers a modest space for reflection, where the quietude of the surrounding fields is preserved for those who seek a moment of stillness. While the distant peak of Skunk Hill remains a faint, hazy silhouette on the edge of the world, the people of Washington find their sense of place in the immediate, tangible reality of the plains, where the work of the day leaves a quiet satisfaction in its wake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Johns-Bohn Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 134° SE
Flanagan Lake & Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 178° S
Top End (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 140° SE
Glacier Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 139° SE
Barbi Hayes Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 137° SE
Kobs Pioneer Cemetary (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 135° SE
Standing Bear Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 149° SE
Glenn Cunningham Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 101° E
Tranquility Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 141° SE
Upper Lake Cunningham Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.8 mi, 105° E
Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 160° S
West Omaha Rock (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 161° S
The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 180° S
Knolls Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 141° SE
Gallery of Art and Design (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 187° S
Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 231° SW
CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 172° S
Geese in Flight (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 148° SE
Angel of Hope (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 157° SE
Meyers Stamp Center (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 156° SE
Washington County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 067° NE
Outdoor Classroom (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 140° SE
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 154° SE
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 147° SE
Tower of the Four Winds (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 013° N
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.9 mi, 049° NE · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 071° E · 7,936 acres
Wilson Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 060° NE
California Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 029° NE
Two Rivers State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 213° SW

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