Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bookwalter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bookwalter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bookwalter
- 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 Bookwalter:
- 40.061667, -96.369459
- 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 Bookwalter
- 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 Pawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pawnee County
- Since Bookwalter is near Marshall County and also Gage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Gage 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 Bookwalter ...
We found one communities that share the name Bookwalter.
Within Nebraska, the name Bookwalter is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Bookwalter in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Bookwalter is located in Fayette County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bookwalter that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bookwalter.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bookwalter ...
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.
- Badger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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 <3>
- Lone Elm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Mayberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mission ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Table Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <3>
- Violet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Virginia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
How Far From Bookwalter 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 Bookwalter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bookwalter and extending to:
- Pawnee City, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bookwalter to Pawnee City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bookwalter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pawnee County: www.co.pawnee.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bookwalter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bookwalter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0617, Longitude: -96.3695 In this case, the coordinates for Bookwalter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Bookwalter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.852 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.379 degrees. |