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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Deerfield Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deerfield Corner:
    • 40.131118, -99.894012
    • 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 Deerfield Corner
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield Corner ...

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.

  • Beaver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dellvale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County (KS)
  • Edison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Lyle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Mascot
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Orleans
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Prairie View
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Precept
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
    • Precept is located in Furnas County

How Far From Deerfield Corner 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 community such as Deerfield Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deerfield Corner and extending to:

  • Beaver City, which is the Seat of Furnas County, lies just to the East.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 174 miles [280 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Deerfield Corner to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerfield Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deerfield Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerfield Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1311, Longitude: -99.8940       In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Deerfield Corner 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 322.829 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.193 degrees.









 

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