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Wood River Nebraska Map

Explore Wood River, 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 Wood River, Nebraska

How to Use This Wood River, Nebraska Map

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

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	Wood River
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Hall County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.820569
Longitude	-98.60007
Population	1,172
Density	400.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68883
Area Code	308
County Seat	Grand Island
School District	Wood River Rural Schools

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About Wood River, Nebraska

Wood River is a locality in Hall County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,172. The population density is 400.1 people per km². Wood River is located at 40.8206°N, 98.6001°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wood River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68883.

Wood River occupies a vast expanse of level prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 15.3 miles west-southwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 242°T), and is situated 19.6 miles northwest of Hastings. The landscape remains defined by the relentless horizontal pull of the plains, broken only by the intermittent shelterbelts of cottonwood and the slow, rhythmic movement of the Wood River as it carves a path through the silt. In the cooling light of dusk, the horizon transforms into a thin, violet thread, separating the deepening grasses from the first pale stars. To the west, the distant silhouette of Topeka Peak offers a fixed point in an otherwise fluid expanse, while the nearby Cheyenne State Recreation Area provides a quiet refuge for the local wildlife that traverses these fields.

Agricultural commerce remains the pulse of Wood River, anchoring the inhabitants to the cycles of planting and harvest that have dictated the pace of life here for generations. The economy draws its strength from the fertile soil, a dark, heavy foundation that supports a legacy of independent farming and local enterprise. Daily routines are marked by the steady hum of machinery and the quiet intersection of neighbors at the grain elevators, which stand like sentinels against the wind. Even when the pace slows, the memory of the early pioneers lingers in the architecture of the older streets, while those seeking a moment of stillness often look toward the quiet waters of Prairie Creek Reservoir Number 4, where the surface reflects the expansive, uncaring beauty of the Nebraska clouds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Original Townsite of Wood River Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 249° W
Cheyenne State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 171° S
Cattail Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 147° SE
Central Platte River Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 171° S
Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 218° SW · 642 acres
Martin Brothers Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 107° E
Martins Reach Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 199° S
Central Platte River (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 194° S
Martin Brothers Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 128° SE
Unknown Field (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 062° NE
Mormon Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 088° E
Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 068° E
Gibbon Heritage Center (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 248° W
Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 055° NE
Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 089° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.3 mi, 060° NE
Adams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.8 mi, 188° S
Big Bird House (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 163° S
Crosier Asmat Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 142° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 19.8 mi, 143° SE
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 141° SE
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center (Recreation Easement) — 25.1 mi, 141° SE
Kearney Area Childrens Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 257° W
Farwell Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 357° N
Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 251° W
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 096° E · 324 acres
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 38.4 mi, 134° SE
Stage (Theatre) — 56.1 mi, 069° E
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 67.2 mi, 345° N
Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 67.8 mi, 027° NE

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