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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 Blair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blair 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 Blair:
    • 41.544599, -96.136083
    • 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 Blair
  • 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 Blair ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Blair.

Within Nebraska, the name Blair is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Blair is located in Livingston County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Blair.
      • Randolph County
      • This Blair is located in Randolph County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Blair.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • This Blair is located in Doniphan County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Blair.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This Blair is located in Harlan County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Blair.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Blair is located in Somerset County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Blair.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Blair [Montgomery County].
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse 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 Michigan community of Blair [Grand Traverse County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Blair is located in Lee County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Blair.
    • Montana
      • Dawson 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 Montana community of Blair [Dawson County].
      • Roosevelt County
      • This Blair is located in Roosevelt County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Blair.
    • Nevada
      • Esmeralda County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Blair [Esmeralda County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Blair is located in Grafton County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Blair.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex 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 New Jersey community of Blair [Sussex County].
    • Ohio
      • Portage County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Portage County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Blair.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • This Blair is located in Jackson County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Blair.
    • Ontario
      • This Blair lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • This Blair is located in Fairfield County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Blair.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Blair is located in Roane County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Blair.
    • Texas
      • Taylor County
      • This Blair is located in Taylor County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Blair.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Blair is located in Tooele County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Blair.
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Blair is located in Jefferson County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blair.
      • Logan County
      • This Blair is located in Logan County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east southeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Blair.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Blair is located in Trempealeau County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blair that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Blair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair ...

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.

  • California Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
    • California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Washington County
    • De Soto has also been known as:
    • DeSoto
  • Echo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • Elk City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Douglas County
  • Euclid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • Herman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • King Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
    • King Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Loveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Missouri Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
    • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <5>

How Far From Blair 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 city such as Blair to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blair and extending to:

  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Blair to Lincoln, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,021 miles [1,643.1 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Blair: www.ci.blair.ne.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Blair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5446, Longitude: -96.1361    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Blair 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>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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Blair 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 320.24 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.941 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.972 degrees.









 

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