| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 95? 25'W to 104?W
Latitude: 40?N to 43?N |
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| Length x Width |
Nebraska is about 430 miles long and 210 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of Nebraska is located in Custer County, 10
miles NW of Broken Bow.
Longitude: 99° 51.7'W
Latitude: 41° 31.5'N |
| Borders |
Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota on the north and
Colorado and Kansas on the south. On the east, Nebraska is bordered
by Iowa and Missouri. On the west, Nebraska is bordered Colorado and
Wyoming. |
| Total Area |
Nebraska covers 77,358 square miles, making it the 16th
largest of the 50 states. |
| Land Area |
76,878 square miles of Nebraska are land areas. |
| Water Area |
481 square miles of Nebraska are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Nebraska is Johnson Township, at
5,424 feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in Nebraska is 840 feet above sea level
at the Missouri River in southeastern Richardson County. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Nebraska is 2,600
feet above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Missouri River, Niobrara River, Platte River (Official
State River, 1998), Republican River |
| Major Lakes |
Lewis and Clark Lake, Harlan County Lake, Lake C.W.
McConaughty |
