Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Pine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Pine
- 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 Long Pine:
- 42.536378, -99.700794
- 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 Long Pine
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Long Pine is near Rock County and also Keya Paha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rock County
- eBird sighting report for Keya Paha 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 Long Pine ...
We found two communities that share the name Long Pine.
Within Nebraska, the name Long Pine is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Pine ...
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.
- Dyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Rock County
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Springview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Keya Paha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <3>
How Far From Long Pine 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 city such as Long Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Pine and extending to:
- Ainsworth, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the West.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Long Pine to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Pine. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5364, Longitude: -99.7008 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Long Pine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.841 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.688 degrees. |