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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 Hazard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazard 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 Hazard:
    • 41.090672, -99.077672
    • 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 Hazard
  • 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 Hazard ...

We found seven communities that share the name Hazard.

Within Nebraska, the name Hazard is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hazard [Los Angeles County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hazard is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hazard that is located in Sherman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hazard.
    • Georgia
      • Washington County
      • This Hazard is located in Washington County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hazard that is located in Sherman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hazard.
    • Kansas
      • Decatur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hazard [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • This Hazard is located in Perry County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hazard that is located in Sherman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hazard.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • This Hazard is located in Carbon County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<2> to the east of the Hazard that is located in Sherman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Hazard.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Hazard is located in Spokane County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hazard that is located in Sherman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazard ...

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.

  • Alfalfa Center
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
    • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
  • Buckeye
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Cairo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Elba
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
    • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
  • Farwell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Howard City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Howard City is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Mason City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • Mason City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Loup City, which is the Seat of Sherman County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hazard to Loup City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east (E). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,283 miles [8,502.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Sherman County: www.co.sherman.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hazard 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hazard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0907, Longitude: -99.0777    
<3>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.
<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 Hazard 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 322.307 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.274 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.606 degrees.




 

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