Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Payne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Payne
- 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 Payne:
- 40.669747, -95.760190
- 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 Payne
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Payne is near Otoe County and also Nemaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Otoe County
- eBird sighting report for Nemaha 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 Payne ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Payne.
Within Iowa, the name Payne is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Payne is located in Bibb County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Payne.
- Cherokee County
- This Payne is located in Cherokee County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the southeast of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Payne.
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Payne [Bingham County].
- Bonneville County
- This Payne is located in Bonneville County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Payne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Payne lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Payne is located in Marion County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the south of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Payne.
- Mills County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Payne [Mills County].
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Payne is located in Fluvanna County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Payne.
- Henry County
- This Payne is located in Henry County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east southeast of the Payne that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Payne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne ...
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.
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Nebraska City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
- Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <5>
- Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Cass County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
How Far From Payne 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 Payne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Payne and extending to:
- Sidney, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Payne to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Payne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Payne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6697, Longitude: -95.7602 In this case, the coordinates for Payne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Payne 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. |
| <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 Payne, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Payne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.934 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.476 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.952 degrees. |