Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Santee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Santee
- 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 Santee:
- 42.838692, -97.849470
- 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 Santee
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Santee is near Bon Homme County and also Yankton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bon Homme County
- eBird sighting report for Yankton 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 Santee ...
We found seven communities that share the name Santee.
Within Nebraska, the name Santee is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mississippi
- Covington 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 Mississippi community of Santee [Covington County].
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Santee is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Santee that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Santee.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Santee [Berkeley County].
- Orangeburg County
- This Santee is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Santee that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Santee.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santee ...
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.
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
- Constance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Dukeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Dukeville is located in Knox County
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Jamesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Kingsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <5>
- Maxwell Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Colony
- Maxwell Colony is located in Hutchinson County (SD)
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox County
How Far From Santee 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 Santee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santee and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Santee to Center, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.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 '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- Santee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8387, Longitude: -97.8495 In this case, the coordinates for Santee 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Santee 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> | 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 Santee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Santee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.517 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.573 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.625 degrees. |