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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 Redington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redington 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 Redington:
- 41.584265, -103.271812
- 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 Redington
- 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 Morrill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrill County
- Since Redington is near Scotts Bluff County and also Cheyenne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotts Bluff County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheyenne 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 Redington
Communities Also Named Redington ...
We found seven communities that are also named Redington.
There are two communities within Nebraska that are also named Redington.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Banner 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 Nebraska community of Redington [Banner County].
- Cheyenne County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cheyenne County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Redington.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Redington [Pima County].
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Redington is located in Franklin County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Redington that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Redington.
- Missouri
- Stone 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 Missouri community of Redington [Stone County].
- Ohio
- Perry 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 Ohio community of Redington [Perry County].
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Redington is located in Northampton County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<3> to the east of the Redington that is located in Morrill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Redington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redington ...
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.
- Craft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntsman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsman is located in Cheyenne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsman
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Morrill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Potter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Terrytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trout is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
How Far From Redington 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 Redington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redington and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Morrill County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redington to Bridgeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 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 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 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 Redington 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 Redington, 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- Redington) 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 Redington 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 Redington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5843, Longitude: -103.2718 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.927 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.798 degrees. |
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