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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 Lake Platte View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Platte View 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 Lake Platte View:
- 41.244445, -96.352247
- 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 Lake Platte View
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Lake Platte View is near Saunders County and also Sarpy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saunders County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sarpy 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 Lake Platte View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Platte View ...
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.
- Boys Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- King Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Mead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Lake Platte View 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 Lake Platte View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Platte View and extending to:
- Omaha, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Platte View to Omaha, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Lake Platte View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lake Platte View 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 Lake Platte View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2444, Longitude: -96.3522 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Platte View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.145 degrees. |
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