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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 Gothenburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg:
- 40.933974, -100.157221
- 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 Gothenburg
- 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 Dawson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- Since Gothenburg is near Lincoln County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Gothenburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gothenburg ...
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.
- Brady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Devils Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Gap is located in Gosper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Gap
- Finchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Keith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gothenburg 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 city such as Gothenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gothenburg and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Dawson County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gothenburg to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gothenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9340, Longitude: -100.1572 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.206 degrees. |
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