Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shippee:
  • 40.059173, -100.202360
  • 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 Shippee

• 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 Red Willow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red Willow County
  • Since Shippee is near Furnas County and also Decatur 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 Decatur 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 Shippee

Communities Also Named Shippee ...

We found one communities that are also named Shippee.

Within Nebraska, the name Shippee is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Shippee in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Butte County
    • This Shippee is located in Butte County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west of the Shippee that is located in Red Willow County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Shippee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shippee ...

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 City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaver City is located in Furnas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver City <2>
• Cedar Bluffs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
• Dellvale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dellvale is located in Norton County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
• Lyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Red Willow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• McCook
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • McCook is located in Red Willow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <2>
• Precept
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Precept is located in Furnas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
• Red Willow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow

How Far From Shippee to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shippee and extending to:

• McCook, which is the Seat of Red Willow County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shippee to McCook, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'