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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 Axtell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axtell 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 Axtell:
- 40.480405, -99.126664
- 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 Axtell
- 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 Kearney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kearney County
- Since Axtell is near Phelps County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Axtell
Communities Also Named Axtell ...
We found eight communities that are also named Axtell.
Within Nebraska, the name Axtell is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Axtell is located in Marshall County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Axtell.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Axtell is located in Pike County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the east of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Axtell.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Axtell is located in Macon County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Axtell.
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Axtell is located in Warren County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the east of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Axtell.
- Oregon
- Benton 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 Oregon community of Axtell [Benton County].
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Axtell is located in McLennan County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the south of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Axtell.
- Utah
- Sanpete County
- This Axtell is located in Sanpete County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Axtell.
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- This Axtell is located in Buckingham County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the east of the Axtell that is located in Kearney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Axtell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axtell ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Elm Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Funk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heartwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Republican City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
How Far From Axtell 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 village such as Axtell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Axtell and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Kearney County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Axtell to Minden, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Axtell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Axtell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Axtell 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 Axtell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4804, Longitude: -99.1267 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.734 degrees. |
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