Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Doniphan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doniphan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Doniphan
- 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 Doniphan:
- 40.774546, -98.371879
- 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 Doniphan
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Doniphan is near Adams County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Doniphan ...
We found four communities that share the name Doniphan.
Within Nebraska, the name Doniphan is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doniphan ...
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.
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Adams County
- Good Samaritan Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
- Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
- Grand Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <3>
- Hayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
- Hayland is located in Adams County
- Inland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
- Inland is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inland <3>
- Kingswood Plaza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
- Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wood River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
- Wood River is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <3>
How Far From Doniphan 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 village such as Doniphan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Doniphan and extending to:
- Grand Island, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Doniphan to Grand Island, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). 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 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doniphan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doniphan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Doniphan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7745, Longitude: -98.3719 In this case, the coordinates for Doniphan 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 Doniphan 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 321.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.288 degrees. |