Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weir and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weir
- 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 Weir:
- 42.038050, -101.366835
- 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 Weir
- 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 Hooker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hooker County
- Since Weir is near Grant County and also Cherry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Cherry 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 Weir ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Weir.
There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Weir.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Weir lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Weir that is located in Hooker County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- This Weir is located in Hopkins County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Weir that is located in Hooker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Weir.
- Williamson County
- This Weir is located in Williamson County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the south southeast of the Weir that is located in Hooker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Weir.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weir ...
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.
- Heil School ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
- Heil School is located in Hooker County
- Heil School has also been known as:
- Hecla
- Hire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Weir to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weir and extending to:
- Mullen, which is the Seat of Hooker County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Weir to Mullen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weir. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hooker County: www.co.hooker.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Weir could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0380, Longitude: -101.3668 In this case, the coordinates for Weir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Weir to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.683 degrees. |