Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Willow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Willow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Willow
- 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 Red Willow:
- 40.225160, -100.498261
- 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 Red Willow
- 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 Red Willow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Red Willow County
- Since Red Willow is near Frontier County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frontier County
- eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Red Willow ...
We found one communities that share the name Red Willow.
Within Nebraska, the name Red Willow is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Red Willow in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Red Willow lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Willow that is located in Red Willow County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Willow ...
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.
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beverly
- From Red Willow to Beverly
- Cedar Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County (KS)
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Lyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lyle
- From Red Willow to Lyle
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Frontier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maywood
- From Red Willow to Maywood
- McCook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
- McCook is located in Red Willow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McCook
- From Red Willow to McCook
- Quick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Red Willow 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 Red Willow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Willow and extending to:
- McCook, which is the Seat of Red Willow County, lies just to the West.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Willow to Lincoln, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Willow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Red Willow County: www.co.red-willow.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Willow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Willow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2252, Longitude: -100.4983 |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Red Willow 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 323.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.497 degrees. |