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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 Devils Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devils Gap 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 Devils Gap:
- 40.579451, -99.872066
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Devils Gap
- 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 Gosper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gosper County
- Since Devils Gap is near Frontier County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frontier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Devils Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devils Gap ...
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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Edison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elm Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Frontier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Mascot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Willow Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
How Far From Devils Gap 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 Devils Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devils Gap and extending to:
- Elwood, which is the Seat of Gosper County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Devils Gap to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Devils Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Devils Gap to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devils Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5795, Longitude: -99.8721 In this case, the coordinates for Devils Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.845 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.111 degrees. |
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