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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 Sawyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawyer 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 Sawyer:
    • 40.594451, -97.522550
    • 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 Sawyer
  • 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 Sawyer ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Sawyer.

Within Nebraska, the name Sawyer is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Sawyer is located in Bonner County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Sawyer.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Sawyer is located in Lee County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sawyer.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • This Sawyer is located in Pratt County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pratt County community of Sawyer.
    • Kentucky
      • McCreary County
      • This Sawyer is located in McCreary County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Sawyer.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Sawyer is located in Berrien County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Sawyer.
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • This Sawyer is located in Carlton County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Sawyer.
    • Mississippi
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sawyer is located in Montgomery County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sawyer.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Sawyer is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Sawyer.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This Sawyer is located in Cibola County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Sawyer.
      • Valencia County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Valencia County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Sawyer.
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Sawyer is located in Allegany County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Sawyer.
      • Niagara County
      • This Sawyer is located in Niagara County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sawyer.
      • Orleans County
      • This Sawyer is located in Orleans County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sawyer.
    • North Carolina
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sawyer [Camden County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ward County
      • This Sawyer is located in Ward County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Sawyer.
    • Oklahoma
      • Choctaw County
      • This Sawyer is located in Choctaw County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Sawyer.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This Sawyer is located in Yakima County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sawyer that is located in Fillmore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Sawyer.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sawyer [Door County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawyer ...

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.

  • Beaver Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bixby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
  • Friend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapps
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapps have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
    • Mapps is located in York County
  • McCool Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
  • Townhall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
    • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
  • Waco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

How Far From Sawyer 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 community such as Sawyer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sawyer once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sawyer and extending to:

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Sawyer to Lincoln, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Fillmore County: www.fillmorecounty.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sawyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5945, Longitude: -97.5225       In this case, the coordinates for Sawyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sawyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Sawyer 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sawyer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.168 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.894 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.876 degrees.









 

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