Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Emerson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Emerson
- 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 Emerson:
- 42.278341, -96.726391
- 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 Emerson
- 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 Dixon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dixon County
- Since Emerson is near Dakota County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Emerson ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Emerson.
There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Emerson.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Dakota County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Emerson.
- Dakota County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Emerson is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Emerson.
- Suwannee 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 Florida community of Emerson [Suwannee County].
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Emerson is located in Bartow County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Emerson.
- Brooks County
- This Emerson is located in Brooks County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Emerson.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Emerson [Franklin County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerson [Stafford County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Emerson lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- Michigan
- Alpena 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 Michigan community of Emerson [Alpena County].
- Chippewa County
- This Emerson is located in Chippewa County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Emerson.
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Emerson lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Emerson is located in Bladen County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Emerson.
- Columbus County
- This Emerson is located in Columbus County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km] to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Emerson.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Emerson is located in Jefferson County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Emerson.
- Washington County
- This Emerson is located in Washington County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emerson.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Pecos 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 Texas community of Emerson [Pecos County].
- Terrell County
- This Emerson is located in Terrell County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Emerson that is located in Dixon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Emerson.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerson ...
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.
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Dixon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
- Beemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
- Beemer is located in Cuming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <3>
- Dakota Dunes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Dunes
- Dakota Dunes is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota Dunes <3>
- Glen Ellen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Holiday Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
- Macy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Macy is located in Thurston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <3>
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Sergeant Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
- Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <3>
How Far From Emerson 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 Emerson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerson and extending to:
- Ponca, which is the Seat of Dixon County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Emerson to Ponca, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dixon County: www.co.dixon.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emerson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2783, Longitude: -96.7264 In this case, the coordinates for Emerson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Emerson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Emerson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.69 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.552 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.135 degrees. |