Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stapleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stapleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stapleton
- 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 Stapleton:
- 41.480508, -100.513074
- 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 Stapleton
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Stapleton is near Lincoln County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for McPherson 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
Communities Also Named Stapleton ...
We found nine communities that share the name Stapleton.
Within Nebraska, the name Stapleton is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Jefferson County
- This Stapleton is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stapleton that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stapleton.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stapleton [Johnson County].
- Indiana
- New York
- Oregon
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Stapleton is located in Amherst County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the east of the Stapleton that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Stapleton.
- Hanover County
- This Stapleton is located in Hanover County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the east of the Stapleton that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Stapleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stapleton ...
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.
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
- Finchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Custer County
- Keith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Custer County
- Tryon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in McPherson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
- Village Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Stapleton 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 village such as Stapleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stapleton and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Stapleton to Lincoln, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stapleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stapleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stapleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4805, Longitude: -100.5131 |
| <2> | 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 Stapleton 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Stapleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.551 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.309 degrees. |