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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 Mariaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mariaville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mariaville:
    • 42.775463, -99.334656
    • 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 Mariaville
  • 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 Rock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
    • Since Mariaville is near Keya Paha County and also Holt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Keya Paha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holt 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 Mariaville

Communities Also Named Mariaville ...

We found two communities that are also named Mariaville.

Within Nebraska, the name Mariaville is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Mariaville is located in Hancock County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mariaville that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Mariaville.
    • New York
      • Schenectady County
      • This Mariaville is located in Schenectady County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mariaville that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Mariaville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mariaville ...

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.

How Far From Mariaville 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 community such as Mariaville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Mariaville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mariaville and extending to:

  • Bassett, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mariaville to Bassett, with an average speed<4> 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mariaville) 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>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 Mariaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mariaville 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 Mariaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7755, Longitude: -99.3347       In this case, the coordinates for Mariaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.799 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.444 degrees.