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Waverly Nebraska Map

Explore Waverly, 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 Waverly, Nebraska

How to Use This Waverly, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.917499
Longitude	-96.528342
Population	4,279
Density	694.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68462
Area Code	402
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Waverly School District 145

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About Waverly, Nebraska

Waverly is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,279. The population density is 694.2 people per km². Waverly is located at 40.9175°N, 96.5283°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68462.

Waverly emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 10.9 miles northeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 42°T), and is situated 11.8 miles southwest of Ashland. Sunlight stretches across the flat horizon, illuminating a terrain defined by the steady, unadorned presence of tallgrass prairie that once defined the entire state. Salt Creek carves a deliberate path just a mile from the center, its modest waters providing a subtle, rhythmic lifeblood to the surrounding fields. Residents often gather at Jaycee Park, where the wide, clear air offers a reprieve from the persistent wind, and the evening light catches the dust of the plains, turning the gray-green stalks of grass into a shimmering, gilded boundary before the stars take hold.

Waverly maintains a character rooted in the practical endurance of those who first broke this sod, balancing its agricultural legacy with a steady, modern pace of life. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the presence of the David H Murdock Trail six miles away invites a different kind of movement, allowing travelers to trace the patterns of the land on foot or cycle. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers views that extend toward the distant silhouette of Bodleys Hill, grounding the community in the immense geography of the region. Whether one is watching the water at Sponheinmer Reservoir or simply observing the seasonal transformation of the crops, Waverly exists as a place where the scale of the world feels honest and profoundly measured.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayne Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 183° S
Lawson Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 338° N
Murdock Trail Corridor (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 205° SW
Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 057° NE
Stevens Creek Park Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 209° SW
Mahoney Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 221° SW
Boy Scouts Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 191° S
Glacial Hill Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 272° W
Trail Rider (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 208° SW
Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 348° N
Seacrest Field (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 210° SW
Little Salt Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 281° W
William Jennings Bryan (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 217° SW
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 231° SW
North Bottoms Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 236° SW
Veterans Memorial Garden (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 222° SW
University of Nebraska State Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 233° SW
Nebraska Copy of Liberty Bell (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 223° SW
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 11.5 mi, 233° SW
Great Plains Art Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 233° SW
Woods Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 213° SW
Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 045° NE
Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 045° NE
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 235° SW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 057° NE
Memphis Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 021° N
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 225° SW
Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 112° E
Platte River State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 073° E
Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 285° W

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