Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nebraska, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nebraska and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nebraska
- 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 Nebraska:
- 39.063665, -85.459409
- 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 Nebraska
- 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 Jennings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jennings County
- Since Nebraska is near Ripley County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Nebraska ...
We found six communities that share the name Nebraska.
Within Indiana, the name Nebraska is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Forest County
- This Nebraska is located in Forest County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Nebraska that is located in Jennings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Nebraska.
- Lackawanna County
- This Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the east northeast of the Nebraska that is located in Jennings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Nebraska.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nebraska ...
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.
- Brewersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Butlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Butlerville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butlerville <5>
- Correct
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Grayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Jolleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
- Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
- Otter Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Queensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
How Far From Nebraska 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 Nebraska to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nebraska and extending to:
- Vernon, which is the Seat of Jennings County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nebraska to Vernon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nebraska. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nebraska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nebraska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nebraska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0637, Longitude: -85.4594 In this case, the coordinates for Nebraska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Nebraska 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. |
| <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 Nebraska 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 313.029 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.323 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.344 degrees. |