Waterbury Nebraska Map
Explore Waterbury, 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 Waterbury, Nebraska
How to Use This Waterbury, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Waterbury, 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 Waterbury.
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 | Waterbury |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Dixon County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.457775 |
| Longitude | -96.734759 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 201.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68785 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| County Seat | Ponca |
| School District | Ponca Public Schools |
About Waterbury, Nebraska
Waterbury is a locality in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 201.4 people per km². Waterbury is located at 42.4578°N, 96.7348°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterbury is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68785.Waterbury anchors itself firmly within the expansive, open-ended geometry of the Nebraska plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 16.4 miles west of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 266°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west of Sioux City. Otter Creek carves a persistent, quiet path through the local landscape, its slow movement marking the rhythm of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the terrain rises toward the distant, softened silhouette of Cottonwood Hill, which breaks the otherwise relentless flatness of the horizon. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, translucent gold, catching the dried stalks of prairie grasses and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to stretch toward Dohma Reservoir, a steady presence waiting four miles away.
Waterbury persists as a quiet node in an agricultural network defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. The history of the region remains etched in the stoic endurance of its soil and the resilience of those who cultivate it, a legacy that feels as palpable as the wind moving through the open acreage. While the pace of life remains tethered to the demands of the land, the area offers a sense of solitude found in the nearby Rosenbaum Wildlife Management Area, where the land remains largely undisturbed by modern artifice. Travelers might find the stillness of Tar Box Hollow a stark contrast to the industrious output of the surrounding farms, creating a local character defined by both profound isolation and the quiet, collective labor of the plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Dixon County Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 243° SW
- Ponca State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 004° N
- Towers of Time (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 007° N
- Adams Nature Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 065° NE
- River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 067° NE
- Elk Point Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 001° N
- The Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 069° E
- Stone State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 070° E
- Theophile Bruguier Monument (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 080° E
- Warren Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.6 mi, 007° N
- Chief War Eagle Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 080° E
- Graves Library Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 207° SW
- Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 333° NW
- Stone State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 052° NE
- Union County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 008° N
- Betty Strong Encounter Center (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 082° E
- Briar Cliff University Theater (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 073° E
- Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 081° E
- Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 329° NW · 870 acres
- Frost Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 21.2 mi, 329° NW
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About This Waterbury Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterbury, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.457775, -96.734759. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Waterbury includes the ZIP code (68785), telephone area code (402), county seat of Dixon County (Ponca), and school district assignment (Ponca Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
