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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 Pelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pelton 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 Pelton:
- 41.920800, -103.833280
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pelton
- 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 Scotts Bluff County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotts Bluff County
- Since Pelton is near Furnas County and also Sioux County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Furnas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pelton
Communities Also Named Pelton ...
We found six communities that are also named Pelton.
Within Nebraska, the name Pelton is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Stafford 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 Kansas community of Pelton [Stafford County].
- Michigan
- Lake 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 Michigan community of Pelton [Lake County].
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Pelton.
- Ontario
- This Pelton lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<3> to the east of the Pelton that is located in Scotts Bluff County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Pelton [Clearfield County].
- Virginia
- Shenandoah County
- This Pelton is located in Shenandoah County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<3> to the east of the Pelton that is located in Scotts Bluff County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Pelton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelton ...
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.
- Covert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Hartman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jane is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Joyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joyce is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roach is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Terrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
- Trout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
How Far From Pelton 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 Pelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pelton and extending to:
- Gering, which is the Seat of Scotts Bluff County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pelton to Gering, 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,418 miles [2,282 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 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 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Pelton 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> | 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 Pelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pelton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9208, Longitude: -103.8333 In this case, the coordinates for Pelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.478 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.062 degrees. |
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