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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 Funk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Funk 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 Funk:
- 40.463051, -99.250837
- 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 Funk
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Funk is near Kearney County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kearney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Funk
Communities Also Named Funk ...
We found three communities that are also named Funk.
Within Nebraska, the name Funk is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Wabasha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Funk [Wabasha County].
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Funk.
- Wayne County
- This Funk is located in Wayne County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<3> to the east of the Funk that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Funk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Funk ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Elm Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Republican City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
How Far From Funk 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 Funk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Funk and extending to:
- Holdrege, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Funk to Lincoln, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Funk 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. |
| <2> | 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 Funk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Funk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Funk 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 Funk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4631, Longitude: -99.2508 In this case, the coordinates for Funk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.391 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.295 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.802 degrees. |
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