Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marple
- 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 Marple:
- 42.400520, -102.729642
- 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 Marple
- 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 Sheridan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Since Marple is near Box Butte County and also Dawes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Box Butte County
- eBird sighting report for Dawes 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 Marple ...
We found one communities that share the name Marple.
Within Nebraska, the name Marple is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Marple in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marple ...
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.
- Alliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alliance is located in Box Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <2>
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Hay Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
- Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <2>
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Lulu ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
How Far From Marple 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 Marple 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<4> community of Marple once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Marple and extending to:
- Rushville, which is the Seat of Sheridan County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marple to Rushville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4005, Longitude: -102.7296 In this case, the coordinates for Marple have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Marple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marple to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.615 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.378 degrees. |