Please refer to this web site from Nebraska Public Power for detailed information on Ainsworth and its location. and this material taken from www.ainsworthlinks.com Ainsworth is located on US Highway 20 in north central Nebraska, approximately half way between Interstates 80 and 90.  It is a 5 hour drive from Omaha and Lincoln, NE and Sioux Falls and Rapid City, SD.  It is 2-3 hours from Grand Island, North Platte, Kearney and Norfolk.  For more details on Ainsworth, please refer to the Ainsworth Community Profile on the www.ainsworthlinks.com web site.