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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 O'Connor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to O'Connor 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 O'Connor:
    • 41.510569, -98.473961
    • 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 O'Connor
  • 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 O'Connor ...

We found three communities that share the name O'Connor.

Within Nebraska, the name O'Connor is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named O'Connor in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of O'Connor, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This O'Connor lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the O'Connor that is located in Greeley County.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Western Australia
      • Distance: 10,440 miles [16,801.6 km]<1> to the west
      • - Australian Capital Territory
      • Distance: 8,838 miles [14,223.4 km] to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Connor ...

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
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
    • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <2>
  • Elba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Farwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Headquarters ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
    • Headquarters is located in Wheeler County
  • Timber Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Timber Creek is located in Nance County
  • Worms
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
    • Worms is located in Merrick County

How Far From O'Connor 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 O'Connor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in O'Connor and extending to:

  • Greeley, which is the Seat of Greeley County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from O'Connor to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for O'Connor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 from Point A (ie- O'Connor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O'Connor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5106, Longitude: -98.4740       In this case, the coordinates for O'Connor 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>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 O'Connor 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 321.899 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.852 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.211 degrees.




 

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