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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 Sears, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sears 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 Sears:
- 41.893300, -104.005504
- 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 Sears
- 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 Scotts Bluff County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotts Bluff County
- Since Sears is near Furnas County and also Goshen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Furnas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goshen 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 Sears
Communities Also Named Sears ...
We found four communities that are also named Sears.
Within Nebraska, the name Sears is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hendry County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sears [Hendry County].
- Kansas
- Ford County
- This Sears is located in Ford County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Sears that is located in Scotts Bluff County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Sears.
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- This Sears is located in Osceola County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sears that is located in Scotts Bluff County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Sears.
- Montana
- Richland County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sears [Richland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sears ...
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.
- Covert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Goshen County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Jane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jane is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Joyce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roach is located in Scotts Bluff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Silver Tip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Tip is located in Goshen County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Tip
How Far From Sears 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 Sears to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sears and extending to:
- Gering, which is the Seat of Scotts Bluff County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sears to Gering, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sears, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sears) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sears 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 Sears. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8933, Longitude: -104.0055 In this case, the coordinates for Sears have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.161 degrees. |
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