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About Big Springs, NE

Big Springs is a farming town of about 500 people in western Nebraska's Panhandle, reached via Exit 107 off Interstate 80. US Highway 138 runs through town, connecting to North Platte 45 miles east and Colorado 30 miles south. The community sits on high plains with grain elevators and ranch land stretching to distant horizons. The original Union Pacific depot still stands as a reminder of the town's railroad heritage.

Where is Big Springs, NE on the map?

Big Springs, NE is in United States, at 41.061, -102.075 - about 22 km north-east of Julesburg, CO.

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The closest airport to Big Springs, NE is North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, 125 km (about 1 h 21 min by car).

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