Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shickley:
  • 40.416233, -97.723251
  • 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 Shickley

• 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 Fillmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
  • Since Shickley is near Clay County and also Thayer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • eBird sighting report for Thayer 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shickley ...

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.

• Bixby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
• Edgar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <1>
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Harvard
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <1>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• McCool Junction
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Junction
  • McCool Junction is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCool Junction <1>
• Meridian ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Jefferson County
• Nelson
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <1>
• Townhall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
  • Townhall is located in Fillmore County

How Far From Shickley to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shickley and extending to:

• Geneva, which is the Seat of Fillmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shickley to Geneva, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/