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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 Inman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inman 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 Inman:
    • 42.381936, -98.529827
    • 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 Inman
  • 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 Inman ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Inman.

Within Nebraska, the name Inman is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair 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 Inman [Saint Clair County].
    • Colorado
      • Kiowa 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 Colorado community of Inman [Kiowa County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Inman is located in Fayette County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Inman.
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This Inman is located in Gallatin County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Inman.
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This Inman is located in McPherson County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the south of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Inman.
      • Ness 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 Inman [Ness County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Inman [Stafford County].
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Inman.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Inman lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
    • New York
      • Franklin 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 Inman [Franklin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Inman is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Inman.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Inman [Cocke County].
      • Marion County
      • This Inman is located in Marion County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Inman.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Inman is located in Wise County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inman that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Inman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inman ...

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.

  • Chambers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Chambers is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <5>
  • Emmet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Emmet is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <5>
  • Knievels Corner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
    • Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
  • Opportunity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
    • Opportunity is located in Holt County
  • Orchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Page
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Royal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Holt County
  • Walnut
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Knox County

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

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

  • O'Neill, which is the Seat of Holt County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Inman to Lincoln, with an average speed<6>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Inman 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- Inman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3819, Longitude: -98.5298       In this case, the coordinates for Inman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Inman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Inman 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 321.985 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.058 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.081 degrees.









 

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