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Waterloo Nebraska Map

Explore Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, Nebraska

How to Use This Waterloo, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	41.286943
Longitude	-96.28558
Population	935
Density	559.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68069
Area Code	402, 531
County Seat	Omaha
School District	Douglas County West Community Schools

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About Waterloo, Nebraska

Waterloo is a locality in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 935. The population density is 559.7 people per km². Waterloo is located at 41.2869°N, 96.2856°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68069.

Waterloo occupies a low-lying stretch of the Platte River valley, where the Elkhorn River defines the western edge of the local geography with its persistent, winding course. It lies 10.0 miles northwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 315°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-southeast of Valley. The horizon remains the primary fact of life here, a vast expanse of open sky that presses down upon the flat, fertile plains and the quiet, green expanses of Waterloo Park. Light at dusk filters through the cottonwoods, turning the dust of the fields into a soft, golden haze that settles over the earth. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the surrounding prairie. Only two miles away, the surface of Riverside Lakes reflects the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the steady, rhythmic movement of the river nearby.

Waterloo carries the quiet endurance of a settlement born from the push of the frontier, its history etched into the grain of the local agricultural economy and the steady work of the people who cultivate these plains. The pace of life is dictated by the seasons, a slow cycle of planting and harvest that mirrors the ancient rhythms of the land. While the Zorinsky Park Trail lies seven miles away, drawing those who seek to traverse the wider landscape, the immediate focus remains on the local fields and the quiet streets where the day begins and ends with the sun. There is a singular beauty in the way the shadows stretch across the fields as the temperature drops, a reminder that Waterloo is a place where the work of the hands and the scale of the earth are in constant, silent conversation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Waterloo Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 278° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 218° SW
Greenbriar Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 101° E
Gallery of Art and Design (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 118° SE
Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 296° NW
The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 101° E
Flanagan Lake & Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 054° NE
Two Rivers State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 222° SW
Zorinsky Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 134° SE
CHI Health Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 109° E
Two Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 209° SW
West Omaha Rock (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 088° E
Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 087° E
Standing Bear Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 080° E
Millard West School Entrance (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 141° SE
Glacier Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 065° NE
Top End (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 059° NE
Meyers Stamp Center (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 101° E
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society: Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 103° E
Westwood Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 112° E
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 098° E
AMC Westroads 14 (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 097° E
Upper Lake Cunningham Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 mi, 064° NE
402 Art Collective (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 091° E
Omaha Home for the Boys Visitors Center and History Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 083° E
Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 187° S
Louis E May Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 314° NW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 186° S
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 052° NE · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 039° NE · 16k acres

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