Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Almeria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almeria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Almeria
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Almeria:
- 41.826106, -99.522147
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Almeria
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Loup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loup County
- Since Almeria is near Custer County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Almeria ...
We found one communities that share the name Almeria.
Within Nebraska, the name Almeria is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Almeria in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almeria ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Comstock is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <3>
- Elton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Custer County
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Kent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mikes Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikes Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
- Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
- Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Rose is located in Rock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <3>
- Round Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Custer County
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
How Far From Almeria to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Almeria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almeria and extending to:
- Taylor, which is the Seat of Loup County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Almeria to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Almeria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loup County: www.co.loup.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almeria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almeria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8261, Longitude: -99.5221 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Almeria to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.716 degrees. |