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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 Gandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gandy 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 Gandy:
    • 41.470620, -100.458421
    • 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 Gandy
  • 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 Gandy ...

We found eight communities that share the name Gandy.

Within Nebraska, the name Gandy is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pinellas County
      • This Gandy is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Gandy.
    • Kansas
      • Sherman 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 Gandy [Sherman County].
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This Gandy is located in Sabine Parish and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Gandy.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Gandy is located in Darlington County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Gandy.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Gandy is located in Lawrence County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Gandy.
    • Texas
      • Burnet County
      • This Gandy is located in Burnet County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the south of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Gandy.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Gandy is located in Millard County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Gandy.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Gandy is located in Randolph County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gandy that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Gandy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gandy ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Finchville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Finchville is located in Custer County
  • Keith
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Lincoln County
  • Maxwell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Custer County
  • Tryon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Village Square
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Village Square is located in Lincoln County

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

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

  • Stapleton, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Gandy to Lincoln, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,244 miles [2,002 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gandy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4706, Longitude: -100.4584    
<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 Gandy 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 Gandy 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 323.329 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.503 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.281 degrees.









 

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