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Glendo Wyoming Map

Explore Glendo, Wyoming, 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 Glendo, Wyoming

How to Use This Glendo, Wyoming Map

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

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.

CityGlendo
StateWyoming (WY)
CountyPlatte County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude42.502747
Longitude-105.026083
Population237
Density155.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code82213
Area Code307
County SeatWheatland
School DistrictPlatte County School District 1

About Glendo, Wyoming

Glendo is a locality in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 155.1 people per km². Glendo is located at 42.5027°N, 105.0261°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Glendo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82213.

Glendo anchors the high, sun-drenched plains of Wyoming where the horizon stretches into an immense, pale arc of sky. It lies 70.0 miles east-southeast of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 111°T), and is situated 25.4 miles southeast of Douglas. The landscape surrounding Glendo consists of arid, open rangelands characterized by low-growing sagebrush and soil that turns a deep, dusty copper in the low-angled light of late afternoon. To the west, the distant peaks of the Rocky Mountains provide a jagged, blue-tinted silhouette against the clouds, while the immediate topography is defined by the steep, eroded walls of Whiskey Gulch. Nearby, the water of Glendo Reservoir reflects the shifting hues of the atmosphere, providing a stark contrast to the parched earth that defines this high-altitude territory. The Town of Glendo Park serves as a quiet center for the locality, offering a patch of managed green that stands in relief against the wild, unyielding character of the surrounding basin.

History in Glendo remains tethered to the rugged demands of the frontier, where the economy has long been shaped by the rhythms of ranching and the seasonal influx of those drawn to the water. The proximity of Horseshoe Creek ensures that the land retains a certain resilience, supporting the sparse vegetation and the local livestock that have grazed these tracts for generations. Life in Glendo proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the harshness of the winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the summer months. Though the modern world hums along the nearby thoroughfares, the daily experience here is defined by the wind moving through the dry grasses and the quiet endurance of a settlement that has learned to thrive in the isolation of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Town of Glendo Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 079° E
  • Glendo Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 032° NE
  • Guernsey Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 143° SE
  • Medicine Bow National Forest (National Forest) — 15.0 mi, 251° W · 1.1M acres
  • Hell Gap Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 108° E
  • Oregon Trail Ruts (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 140° SE
  • Register Cliff (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 138° SE
  • Riverside (Local Park) — 25.8 mi, 314° NW
  • Cottonwood Draw Wildlife Habitat Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.4 mi, 150° SE
  • Stagecoach Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 058° NE
  • Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 058° NE
  • Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 38.0 mi, 202° S
  • Grattan Massacre Historical Monument (Monument) — 40.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Thunder Basin National Grassland (National Grassland) — 43.5 mi, 002° N · 553k acres
  • Sioux County Museum (Museum) — 59.5 mi, 077° E
  • Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 60.2 mi, 055° NE · 587k acres
  • North Platte National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.2 mi, 125° SE · 5,832 acres
  • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 63.2 mi, 095° E · 2,253 acres
  • Daemonilix (Attraction) — 63.4 mi, 094° E
  • Split Daemonilix (Attraction) — 63.5 mi, 094° E
  • Gertrude Krampert Center for Theatre and Dance at Casper College (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 289° W
  • Prometheus (Public Artwork) — 70.0 mi, 290° W
  • Wardwell Field (Historic Ruins) — 73.0 mi, 293° NW
  • Telegraph Road Camp (Attraction) — 76.0 mi, 287° W
  • Red Buttes Crossing (Attraction) — 78.8 mi, 284° W

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About This Glendo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glendo, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.502747, -105.026083. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glendo includes the ZIP code (82213), telephone area code (307), county seat of Platte County (Wheatland), and school district assignment (Platte County School District 1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.