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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Paradise Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park:
    • 41.122221, -95.894733
    • 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 Paradise Park
  • 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 Paradise Park ...

We found nine communities that share the name Paradise Park.

Within Nebraska, the name Paradise Park is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Cruz County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Paradise Park.
    • Florida
      • Saint Lucie County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lucie County community of Paradise Park.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paradise Park [Chatham County].
      • Clayton County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Clayton County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Paradise Park.
      • Wayne County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Wayne County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Paradise Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Onslow County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Paradise Park.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Paradise Park.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the south of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Paradise Park.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Park that is located in Sarpy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Paradise Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <4>
  • Council Bluffs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dumfries
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Fort Crook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Crook
    • Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County
  • Home Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
    • Home Park is located in Douglas County
  • Mineola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
  • Murray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Portal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
  • Rock Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
  • Silver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

How Far From Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Park and extending to:

  • Papillion, which is the Seat of Sarpy County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Park to Lincoln, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paradise Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1222, Longitude: -95.8947       In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Paradise Park 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Paradise Park 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 320.051 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.669 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.931 degrees.




 

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