Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bertrand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bertrand and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bertrand
- 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 Bertrand:
- 40.524929, -99.633264
- 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 Bertrand
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Bertrand is near Gosper County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gosper County
- eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Bertrand ...
We found six communities that share the name Bertrand.
Within Nebraska, the name Bertrand is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bertrand ...
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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
- Beaver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Furnas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beaver City
- From Bertrand to Beaver City
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Devils Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Gap
- Devils Gap is located in Gosper County
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Furnas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edison
- From Bertrand to Edison
- Elm Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
- Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
- Funk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <4>
- Mascot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Mascot is located in Harlan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mascot
- From Bertrand to Mascot
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
How Far From Bertrand 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 Bertrand to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bertrand and extending to:
- Holdrege, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bertrand to Holdrege, with an average speed<5> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bertrand. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 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 Bertrand 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 '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- Bertrand) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bertrand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5249, Longitude: -99.6333 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bertrand to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.669 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.626 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.993 degrees. |