Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halloran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halloran and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halloran
- 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 Halloran:
- 40.587513, -98.296723
- 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 Halloran
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Halloran is near Clay County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Halloran ...
We found one communities that share the name Halloran.
Within Nebraska, the name Halloran is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Halloran in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halloran ...
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.
- Assumption
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Assumption is located in Adams County
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Adams County
- Good Samaritan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
- Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
- Harvard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
- Hayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
- Hayland is located in Adams County
- Inland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
- Inland is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inland <3>
- Kingswood Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
- Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <3>
How Far From Halloran 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 community such as Halloran to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halloran and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Halloran to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halloran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Halloran) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halloran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5875, Longitude: -98.2967 In this case, the coordinates for Halloran have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Halloran to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.529 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.281 degrees. |