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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 Alvo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alvo 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 Alvo:
- 40.872264, -96.386524
- 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 Alvo
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Alvo is near Lancaster County and also Saunders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saunders 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 Alvo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvo ...
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.
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Havelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marian Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marian Center is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Center
- Prairie Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- University Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- University Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Weeping Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Alvo 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 village such as Alvo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alvo and extending to:
- Plattsmouth, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alvo to Plattsmouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alvo) 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 Alvo 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 Alvo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8723, Longitude: -96.3865 In this case, the coordinates for Alvo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.235 degrees. |
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