Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Table Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Table Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Table Rock
- 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 Table Rock:
- 40.179476, -96.096164
- 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 Table Rock
- 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 Pawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pawnee County
- Since Table Rock is near Johnson County and also Richardson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Richardson 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 Table Rock ...
We found ten communities that share the name Table Rock.
Within Nebraska, the name Table Rock is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Table Rock [Sierra County].
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Table Rock [El Paso County].
- Kansas
- Table Rock #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Table Rock.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Table Rock [Garrett County].
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Table Rock is located in Phelps County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Table Rock.
- Taney County
- This Table Rock is located in Taney County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southeast of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Table Rock.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Table Rock is located in Burke County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Table Rock.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Table Rock is located in Jackson County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Table Rock.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Table Rock is located in Adams County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the east of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Table Rock.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Pawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Table Rock.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Table Rock ...
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.
- Crab Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Elk Creek is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <4>
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Mayberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mission ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Violet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Virginia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Virginia is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
How Far From Table Rock 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 village such as Table Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Table Rock and extending to:
- Pawnee City, which is the Seat of Pawnee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Table Rock to Lincoln, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,016 miles [1,635.1 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Table Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pawnee County: www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Table Rock 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Table Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Table Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1795, Longitude: -96.0962 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Table Rock 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 320.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.654 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.218 degrees. |