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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 Deweese, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deweese 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 Deweese:
    • 40.354699, -98.138808
    • 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 Deweese
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Deweese is near Nuckolls County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nuckolls County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Deweese

Communities Also Named Deweese ...

We found two communities that are also named Deweese.

Within Nebraska, the name Deweese is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Deweese is located in Neshoba County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deweese that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Deweese.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Deweese is located in Cabarrus County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deweese that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Deweese.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deweese ...

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.

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

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

  • Clay Center, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deweese to Clay Center, with an average speed<3> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deweese) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Deweese 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 Deweese. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3547, Longitude: -98.1388    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.353 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.238 degrees.