Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hartington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hartington

• 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 Hartington:
  • 42.620785, -97.266445
  • 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 Hartington

• 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cedar County
  • Since Hartington is near Dixon County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dixon County
  • eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Hartington ...

We found one communities that share the name Hartington.

Within Nebraska, the name Hartington is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Hartington in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Hartington lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartington that is located in Cedar County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartington ...

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.

• Bow Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
  • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
• Constance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
  • Constance is located in Cedar County
• Gayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <2>
• Lime Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
  • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
• Magnet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Magnet is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
• Mission Hill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hill
  • Mission Hill is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Hill <2>
• Randolph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
• Wynot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
  • Wynot is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <2>

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

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

• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hartington to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/