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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Platner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Platner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Platner:
- 40.156819, -103.063765
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Platner
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Platner is near Yuma County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuma County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Platner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Platner ...
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.
- Balzac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Balzac is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
- Clarkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkville is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Elba ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gary is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Heartstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heartstrong is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartstrong
- Hillrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Mills is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Platner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Platner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Platner and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Platner to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Platner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Platner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Platner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1568, Longitude: -103.0638 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.877 degrees. |
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