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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 Jansen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jansen 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 Jansen:
- 40.186276, -97.083519
- 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 Jansen
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Jansen 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 Jansen
Communities Also Named Jansen ...
We found two communities that are also named Jansen.
Within Nebraska, the name Jansen is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This Jansen is located in Las Animas County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jansen that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Jansen.
- Saskatchewan
- This Jansen lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jansen that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jansen ...
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.
- Badger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Badger is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Bower ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Diller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hermansberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hermansberg is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansberg
- Hubbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Meridian ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Jansen 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 Jansen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jansen and extending to:
- Fairbury, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Jansen to Lincoln, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,252 miles [8,452.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jansen) 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 Jansen 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 Jansen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1863, Longitude: -97.0835 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.722 degrees. |
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