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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 Almeria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almeria 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 Almeria:
- 41.826106, -99.522147
- 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 Almeria
- 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 Loup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loup County
- Since Almeria is near Custer County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Almeria
Communities Also Named Almeria ...
We found one communities that are also named Almeria.
Within Nebraska, the name Almeria is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Almeria in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This Almeria is located in Bullock County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the southeast of the Almeria that is located in Loup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Almeria.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almeria ...
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.
- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geranium is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
- Kent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mikes Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
- Rose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Round Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Round Valley is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Almeria 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 Almeria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almeria and extending to:
- Taylor, which is the Seat of Loup County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Almeria to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Almeria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Almeria 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 Almeria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8261, Longitude: -99.5221 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.716 degrees. |
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