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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 Norcatur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norcatur 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 Norcatur:
- 39.836055, -100.188483
- 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 Norcatur
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Norcatur is near Norton County and also Red Willow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red Willow 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 Norcatur
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norcatur ...
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.
- Beaver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Dellvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Red Willow County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Precept
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Precept is located in Furnas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
How Far From Norcatur 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 city such as Norcatur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Norcatur and extending to:
- Oberlin, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Norcatur to Oberlin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 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' (or 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- Norcatur) 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 Norcatur 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 Norcatur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8361, Longitude: -100.1885 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.392 degrees. |
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