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Western Nebraska Map

Explore Western, 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 Western, Nebraska

How to Use This Western, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.393614
Longitude	-97.198095
Population	227
Density	180.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68464
Area Code	402
County Seat	Wilber
School District	Tri County Public Schools

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About Western, Nebraska

Western is a locality in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 227. The population density is 180.3 people per km². Western is located at 40.3936°N, 97.1981°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Western is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68464.

Western occupies a quiet expanse of the Great Plains, where the horizon serves as the primary architect of the day. It lies 25.3 miles west-northwest of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 290°T), and is situated 17.7 miles north of Fairbury. . The land around Western unfolds in vast, rhythmic swells of prairie grass, bleached to a pale straw color by the relentless intensity of the sun. To the north, the terrain dips toward the modest, meandering path of North Fork Swan Creek, while the nearby Saline Fsa offers a sanctuary of native grasses that ripple in the wind like the surface of a dormant sea. At dusk, the light here thins into a translucent, bruised purple, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to stretch the very fiber of the earth until the stars emerge in a heavy, uncrowned silence.

Western functions as a pulse point for the surrounding agricultural life, anchored by the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of every season. The history of Western remains tied to the resilient spirit of those who first broke the sod, transforming the open plains into a patchwork of productive fields that define the local economy. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Schwisow Reservoir catch the reflection of the clouds, providing a necessary stillness in a landscape defined by the industry of tractors and the steady growth of crops. Life in Western moves with the deliberate weight of tradition, where the clock tower of the county seat might mark the hours, but the shifting winds and the slow, seasonal turn of the soil truly measure the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.5 mi, 091° E · 124 acres
Tobias Community Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 283° W
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 343° N
Alexandria Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 215° SW
Swan City Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 085° E
Alexandria State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 212° SW
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 254° W
Wilber Czech Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 064° NE
Saline County Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 014° N
Jefferson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 176° S
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 20.0 mi, 040° NE
Approximate site of Squatter's Cabin 1862 (Viewpoint) — 20.3 mi, 111° E
First Homestead Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 111° E
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 039° NE
Freeman Graves (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 111° E
Homestead National Monument Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 111° E
Olive Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 055° NE
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 110° E
Underbridge Mario (Public Artwork) — 25.6 mi, 112° E
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 057° NE
Nebraska Communities Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 33.6 mi, 062° NE
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 33.7 mi, 040° NE
Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 34.3 mi, 040° NE
Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 044° NE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.9 mi, 303° NW · 324 acres
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 55.9 mi, 232° SW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 63.0 mi, 047° NE

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