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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 Jamaica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jamaica 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 Jamaica:
- 40.698890, -96.689740
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Jamaica
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Jamaica is near Gage County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Jamaica
Communities Also Named Jamaica ...
We found six communities that are also named Jamaica.
Within Nebraska, the name Jamaica is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Jamaica is located in Glynn County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Jamaica.
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Jamaica is located in Vermilion County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Jamaica.
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This Jamaica is located in Guthrie County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Jamaica.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Jamaica is located in Queens County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the east of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Jamaica.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Jamaica is located in Windham County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Jamaica.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Jamaica is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east of the Jamaica that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Jamaica.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamaica ...
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.
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Emerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Gaslight Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Havelock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
How Far From Jamaica 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 Jamaica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jamaica and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jamaica to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jamaica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jamaica to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jamaica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6989, Longitude: -96.6897 In this case, the coordinates for Jamaica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.587 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.425 degrees. |
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