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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 Eagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle 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 Eagle:
    • 40.816367, -96.433084
    • 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 Eagle
  • 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 Eagle ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Eagle.

There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Eagle.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Eagle, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nebraska ...
    • Holt County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Eagle.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Eagle [Walker County].
      • Winston County
      • This Eagle is located in Winston County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Eagle.
    • Alaska
      • This Eagle lies 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Eagle is located in Eagle County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<3> to the west of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Eagle.
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • This Eagle is located in Ada County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Eagle.
      • Shoshone County
      • This Eagle is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the west northwest of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Eagle.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • This Eagle is located in Saline County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Eagle.
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eagle [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Barber County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Barber County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Eagle.
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eagle [Cherokee County].
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • This Eagle is located in Clinton County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Eagle.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Eagle [Alcorn County].
    • Montana
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Eagle [Carbon County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Eagle is located in Burlington County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<3> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Eagle.
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Eagle is located in Wyoming County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Eagle.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Eagle [Iredell County].
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Eagle [Vinton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Eagle lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Eagle is located in Chester County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<3> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Eagle.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eagle [Warren County].
    • Quebec
      • This Eagle lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
    • South Dakota
      • Brule County
      • This Eagle is located in Brule County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<3> to the northwest of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brule County community of Eagle.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eagle [Lawrence County].
    • Virginia
      • Wythe County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Eagle [Wythe County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Eagle is located in Fayette County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<3> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Eagle.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Eagle is located in Waukesha County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Cass County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Eagle.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km]<3> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
  • Davey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
    • Davey is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <5>
  • Gaslight Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Havelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
  • Manley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <5>
  • Marian Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Center
    • Marian Center is located in Lancaster County
  • Panama
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
  • University Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Lancaster County
  • Weeping Water
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
    • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <5>
  • Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County

How Far From Eagle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Eagle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plattsmouth, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle to Plattsmouth, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Cass County: www.cassne.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eagle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eagle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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- Eagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8164, Longitude: -96.4331       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Eagle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.413 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.048 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.27 degrees.









 

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