Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shestak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shestak and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shestak

• 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 Shestak:
  • 40.568060, -96.963362
  • 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 Shestak

• 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Since Shestak is near Lancaster County and also Seward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seward 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 Shestak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shestak ...

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.

• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crete
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crete is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <1>
• Emerald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Firth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
• Friend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Friend is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friend <1>
• Grover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grover is located in Seward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Kramer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Riverside Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Park is located in Seward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Ruby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ruby is located in Seward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shestak and extending to:

• Wilber, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the South.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Shestak to Lincoln, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,062 miles [1,709.1 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 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'