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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Helena:
    • 42.810817, -97.249121
    • 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 Saint Helena
  • 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 Saint Helena ...

We found five communities that share the name Saint Helena.

Within Nebraska, the name Saint Helena is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Napa County
      • This Saint Helena is located in Napa County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Helena that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Saint Helena.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Saint Helena is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Helena that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint Helena.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Saint Helena is located in Pender County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Helena that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Saint Helena.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint Helena [Beaufort County].
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Saint Helena is located in Norfolk City and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Helena that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Saint Helena.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Helena ...

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.

  • Bluff Center ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
    • Bluff Center is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Bow Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
    • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
  • Clay Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
    • Clay Point is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Constance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Constance is located in Cedar County
  • Gayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in Turner County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
  • Lime Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
    • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
    • Marshalltown is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Mission Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Star Corner ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
    • Star Corner is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Wynot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Saint Helena to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Saint Helena to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hartington, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Helena to Hartington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Helena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Helena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8108, Longitude: -97.2491       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena 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 321.085 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.073 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.307 degrees.




 

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