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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 Goodwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodwin 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 Goodwin:
- 42.455274, -96.655313
- 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 Goodwin
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Goodwin is near Dixon County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dixon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Goodwin
Communities Also Named Goodwin ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Goodwin.
Within Nebraska, the name Goodwin is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai 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 Arizona community of Goodwin [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- Saint Francis County
- This Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Goodwin.
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Goodwin [San Luis Obispo County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Goodwin is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Goodwin.
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Goodwin.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Goodwin [Cumberland County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This Goodwin is located in Monroe County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the east of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Goodwin.
- Paulding 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 Ohio community of Goodwin [Paulding County].
- Oklahoma
- Ellis County
- This Goodwin is located in Ellis County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Goodwin.
- Woodward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Goodwin [Woodward County].
- Ontario
- This Goodwin lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Goodwin is located in Deuel County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the north of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Goodwin.
- Texas
- Comal County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Goodwin [Comal County].
- San Augustine County
- This Goodwin is located in San Augustine County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the south of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Goodwin.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Goodwin [Spotsylvania County].
- Washington
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Goodwin [Stevens County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Goodwin is located in Upshur County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<2> to the east of the Goodwin that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Goodwin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodwin ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dakota Dunes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Sergeant Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yeomans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
How Far From Goodwin 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 community such as Goodwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodwin and extending to:
- Dakota City, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goodwin to Dakota City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,053 miles [1,694.6 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 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Goodwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Goodwin 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. |
| <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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4553, Longitude: -96.6553 In this case, the coordinates for Goodwin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.647 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.524 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.061 degrees. |
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