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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 Inland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inland 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 Inland:
    • 40.595772, -98.223914
    • 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 Inland
  • 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 Inland ...

We found nine communities that share the name Inland.

Within Nebraska, the name Inland is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount 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 Alabama community of Inland [Blount County].
    • Alberta
      • This Inland lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Inland that is located in Clay County.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood 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 Inland [Greenwood County].
    • Michigan
      • Benzie 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 Michigan community of Inland [Benzie County].
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Inland is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Inland that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Inland.
    • New York
      • Erie 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 New York community of Inland [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Moore 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 North Carolina community of Inland [Moore County].
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Inland.
      • Summit 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 Ohio community of Inland [Summit County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inland ...

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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Adams County
  • Blaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Adams County
  • Edgar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Samaritan Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
    • Hayland is located in Adams County
  • Kingswood Plaza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
    • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
  • Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Level is located in Adams County
  • Murphy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
  • Rosedale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Hall County
  • Roseland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Clay Center, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Inland to Clay Center, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 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 Inland 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Inland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5958, Longitude: -98.2239    
<3>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 Inland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Inland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.666 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.471 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.241 degrees.









 

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