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

  • 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 Pauline:
    • 40.416402, -98.345610
    • 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 Pauline
  • 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 Pauline ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pauline.

Within Nebraska, the name Pauline is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pauline [Franklin County].
    • Idaho
      • Power County
      • This Pauline is located in Power County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pauline that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Power County community of Pauline.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Pauline is located in Champaign County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the east of the Pauline that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Pauline.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • This Pauline is located in Shawnee County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pauline that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Pauline.
    • Missouri
      • Pauline #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pauline.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Pauline is located in Spartanburg County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pauline that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Pauline.
    • Texas
      • Hardeman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pauline [Hardeman County].
      • Henderson County
      • This Pauline is located in Henderson County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pauline that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Pauline.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pauline ...

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.

  • Assumption
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Adams County
  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Adams County
  • Edgar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Good Samaritan Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
    • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
  • Harvard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Inland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingswood Plaza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
    • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
  • Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Level is located in Adams County
  • Nelson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Hastings, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pauline to Hastings, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pauline 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pauline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pauline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4164, Longitude: -98.3456       In this case, the coordinates for Pauline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pauline 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 321.741 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.536 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.336 degrees.









 

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