Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oconto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oconto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oconto
- 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 Oconto:
- 41.142257, -99.762110
- 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 Oconto
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Oconto is near Dawson County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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 Oconto ...
We found three communities that share the name Oconto.
Within Nebraska, the name Oconto is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Ontario
- This Oconto lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oconto that is located in Custer County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oconto ...
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.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
- Broken Bow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
- Broken Bow is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Broken Bow has also been known as:
- Brokenbow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <3>
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Custer County
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Dale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Elton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Finchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Custer County
- Mason City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <3>
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Custer County
- Willow Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Dawson County
How Far From Oconto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Oconto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oconto and extending to:
- Broken Bow, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oconto to Broken Bow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oconto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oconto 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oconto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oconto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1423, Longitude: -99.7621 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Oconto 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 322.803 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.855 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.961 degrees. |