Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockwood
- 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 Lockwood:
- 40.970012, -98.244504
- 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 Lockwood
- 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 Merrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Merrick County
- Since Lockwood is near Hall County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lockwood ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Lockwood.
Within Nebraska, the name Lockwood is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Branch County
- This Lockwood is located in Branch County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lockwood that is located in Merrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Lockwood.
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lockwood [Kent County].
- Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Lockwood [Tuscola County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Lockwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lockwood that is located in Merrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lockwood.
- Wake County
- This Lockwood is located in Wake County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east southeast of the Lockwood that is located in Merrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Lockwood.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Lockwood lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lockwood that is located in Merrick County.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockwood ...
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.
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Merrick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Grand Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <4>
- Hord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Overland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Overland is located in Hamilton County
- Paddock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Riverside Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
- Worms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
- Worms is located in Merrick County
How Far From Lockwood 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 Lockwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockwood and extending to:
- Central City, which is the Seat of Merrick County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lockwood to Central City, with an average speed<6> 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 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 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Lockwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9700, Longitude: -98.2445 In this case, the coordinates for Lockwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Lockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Lockwood 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. |
| <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 Lockwood 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 321.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.56 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.187 degrees. |