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Wilcox Nebraska Map

Explore Wilcox, 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 Wilcox, Nebraska

How to Use This Wilcox, Nebraska Map

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

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

Latitude	40.365012
Longitude	-99.170091
Population	330
Density	255.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68982
Area Code	308
County Seat	Minden
School District	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools

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About Wilcox, Nebraska

Wilcox is a locality in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 255.3 people per km². Wilcox is located at 40.3650°N, 99.1701°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilcox is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68982.

Wilcox rests upon a wide, unyielding expanse of high plains where the horizon acts as the primary authority over the day. It lies 23.6 miles south-southwest of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 191°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east-southeast of Holdrege. Center Creek carves a shallow, quiet path through the surrounding fields just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of muted green that defies the dusty intensity of the summer sun. The land here remains stubbornly flat, an open stage where the light at dusk stretches shadows into long, violet fingers that reach across the soil until the stars claim the sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of tallgrass and seasonal wetlands, providing a sudden, rhythmic pulse of life in a landscape otherwise defined by the steady, quiet endurance of the prairie.

Wilcox emerged from the necessity of the rail, growing from the deep, dark loam that anchors the regional economy to the patient labor of the harvest. Families here measure time not by the clock, but by the turning of the seasons, as the cycle of planting and reaping dictates the cadence of the streets. The local character is forged in the silence of the long winters and the collective focus of a community that understands its place within the vastness of the plains. While the distant silhouette of Indian Hill provides a singular landmark on the far edge of memory, the people of Wilcox remain tethered to the immediate world of grain elevators and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a way of life that values the weight of a handshake over the noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 037° NE
Sacramento-wilcox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 270° W
Southeast Sacramento Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 248° W
Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 135° SE
South Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 294° NW
North Park (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 298° NW
Phelps County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 301° NW
Harlan County Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 188° S
Harlan County Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 188° S
Dobytown Historical Marker (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 019° N
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 024° NE
Nebraska Wind Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 21.3 mi, 007° N
Franklin County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 148° SE
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 023° NE
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 333° NW
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 010° N
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 033° NE
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.8 mi, 044° NE · 642 acres
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 065° NE
Dawson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 315° NW
Majestic Theatre (Cinema) — 42.8 mi, 191° S
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 44.7 mi, 069° E
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 068° E
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 140° SE
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 55.3 mi, 049° NE
Prairie Dog State Park (State Park) — 55.6 mi, 227° SW
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 57.1 mi, 046° NE
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 58.0 mi, 085° E
World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine (Attraction) — 70.8 mi, 146° SE
Waconda Springs Replica (Attraction) — 73.5 mi, 143° SE

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