Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Badger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Badger and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Badger
- 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 Badger:
- 40.088335, -96.595577
- 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 Badger
- 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 Gage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gage County
- Since Badger is near Marshall County and also Pawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Pawnee 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 Badger ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Badger.
There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Badger.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Badger, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Badger lies 2,620 miles [4,216.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Badger that is located in Gage County.
- California
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Badger lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the north of the Badger that is located in Gage County.
- Minnesota
- Kittson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Badger [Kittson County].
- Roseau County
- This Badger is located in Roseau County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the north of the Badger that is located in Gage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Badger.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Badger lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Badger that is located in Gage County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Badger is located in Benton County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Badger that is located in Gage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Badger.
- Yakima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Badger [Yakima County].
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alaska
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,246 miles [6,833.3 km]<2> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Badger ...
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.
- Diller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
- Diller is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <4>
- Hermansberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansberg
- Hermansberg is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Home is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <4>
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Lone Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Mayberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Mission ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Violet ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Virginia is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
How Far From Badger to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Badger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Badger and extending to:
- Beatrice, which is the Seat of Gage County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Badger to Beatrice, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Badger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Badger 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Badger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Badger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0883, Longitude: -96.5956 In this case, the coordinates for Badger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Badger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Badger 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 320.486 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.04 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.49 degrees. |