Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Primrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Primrose and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Primrose
- 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 Primrose:
- 41.623798, -98.237394
- 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 Primrose
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Primrose is near Greeley County and also Nance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greeley County
- eBird sighting report for Nance 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 Primrose ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Primrose.
Within Nebraska, the name Primrose is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Primrose lies 2,482 miles [3,994.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Primrose lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Primrose is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Primrose.
- Washington County
- This Primrose is located in Washington County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Primrose.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Primrose lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- Rhode Island
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Primrose is located in Tarrant County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Primrose.
- Van Zandt County
- This Primrose is located in Van Zandt County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the south southeast of the Primrose that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Primrose.
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Primrose ...
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 Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
- Headquarters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Stokes Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ranch
- Stokes Ranch is located in Wheeler County
- Timber Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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
How Far From Primrose 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 village such as Primrose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Primrose and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Primrose to Albion, 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,129 miles [1,816.9 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 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Primrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Primrose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Primrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6238, Longitude: -98.2374 In this case, the coordinates for Primrose 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 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 Primrose 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 Primrose 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 321.736 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.677 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.065 degrees. |