Location and Transportation
Beatrice is located in southeast Nebraska approximately 39 miles south of Lincoln, 99 miles from Omaha, and 183 miles from Kansas City. U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Highway 136 intersect downtown with connections to I-80 approximately 39 miles north and I-29 approximately 50 miles southeast.
Beatrice Municipal Airport is a full service jet facility with a conference room and private accommodations for pilots. Lincoln Municipal Airport, Amtrak, and Trailways Bus are located in Lincoln, Nebraska, 39 miles north of Beatrice via 4-lane U.S. Highway 77.
Beatrice is served by the Burlington Northern Railroad and 14 trucking firms.
| St. Joseph Metro Area | 122,934 |
133 |
| Kansaas City Metro Area | 1,967,405 | 183 |
| Lawrence, Kansas | 82,120 |
169 |
| Topeka Metro Area | 226,268 |
142 |
| Manhattan, Kansas | 49,462 |
95 |
| Abilene, Kansas | 6,543 |
133 |
| Wichita Metro Area | 584,671 |
246 |
| Hastings, Nebraska | 25,437 |
143 |
| Grand Island, Nebraska | 44,546 |
135 |
| Columbus, Nebraska | 20,971 |
116 |
| Lincoln Metro Area | 281,553 |
40 |
| Fremont, Nebraska | 25,314 |
92 |
| Omaha Metro Area | 819,246 |
99 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | 3,974,917 |