Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thayer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thayer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thayer
- 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 Thayer:
- 40.969973, -97.497691
- 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 Thayer
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Thayer is near Seward County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seward County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Thayer ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Thayer.
Within Nebraska, the name Thayer is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Thayer is located in Gogebic County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thayer that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Thayer.
- Oakland 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 Michigan community of Thayer [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thayer ...
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 Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Seward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Crossing <3>
- Mapps
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marysville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Seward County
- McCool Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk <3>
- Rising City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
- Rising City is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <3>
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Surprise is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Swedehome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
- Swedehome is located in Polk County
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
How Far From Thayer 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 Thayer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thayer and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Thayer to Lincoln, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 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 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thayer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Thayer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thayer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9700, Longitude: -97.4977 |
| <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 Thayer 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 Thayer 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 321.173 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.946 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.795 degrees. |